Is there a word for dying too much?
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I know that such a word would deny the meaning of death, but I was wondering if there was a word that enclosed this meaning, perhaps poetically.
Context:
Metaphorically speaking one could say one dies when an event happens to change your outlook on life immensely. So 'dying too much' could be, having such experiences too many times. The other context I though of when asking was on how there are some fictional characters/creatures, such as a phoenix or The Doctor (Doctor Who) who have the ability of living multiple lives, therefore dying many times, dying too much could be interpreted as dying many times in a short amount of time.
If anything, any word closely related to the phrase, without regard of it's context will be useful.
I did some reseach here, and on reddit, but I couldn't find anything close to it.
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I know that such a word would deny the meaning of death, but I was wondering if there was a word that enclosed this meaning, perhaps poetically.
Context:
Metaphorically speaking one could say one dies when an event happens to change your outlook on life immensely. So 'dying too much' could be, having such experiences too many times. The other context I though of when asking was on how there are some fictional characters/creatures, such as a phoenix or The Doctor (Doctor Who) who have the ability of living multiple lives, therefore dying many times, dying too much could be interpreted as dying many times in a short amount of time.
If anything, any word closely related to the phrase, without regard of it's context will be useful.
I did some reseach here, and on reddit, but I couldn't find anything close to it.
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I'm having trouble understanding what you mean.
– Hot Licks
Jan 11 '15 at 3:50
As someone who has played many online video games (sometimes being the person that does a lot of the dying as well :P), I don't believe I have heard a special term for players that die repeatedly/too much. That is the only area that quickly comes to mind where this word might apply.
– PawnInGameOfLife
Jan 11 '15 at 4:30
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For many people, dying even once is one time too many.
– Erik Kowal
Jan 11 '15 at 4:39
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Sorry about not giving out any context for it. Metaphorically speaking one could say one dies when an event happens to change your outlook on life immensively. So 'dying too much' could be, having such experiences too many times. The other context I though of when asking was on how there are some fictional characters/creatures, such as the phoenix or The Doctor (Doctor Who) who have the ability of living multiple lives, therefore dying many times, dying too much could be interpreted as dying many times in a short amount of time.
– Fultie
Jan 11 '15 at 18:10
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A poetic/literary phrase is to die a thousand deaths.
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I know that such a word would deny the meaning of death, but I was wondering if there was a word that enclosed this meaning, perhaps poetically.
Context:
Metaphorically speaking one could say one dies when an event happens to change your outlook on life immensely. So 'dying too much' could be, having such experiences too many times. The other context I though of when asking was on how there are some fictional characters/creatures, such as a phoenix or The Doctor (Doctor Who) who have the ability of living multiple lives, therefore dying many times, dying too much could be interpreted as dying many times in a short amount of time.
If anything, any word closely related to the phrase, without regard of it's context will be useful.
I did some reseach here, and on reddit, but I couldn't find anything close to it.
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edited Jan 11 '15 at 19:25
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I know that such a word would deny the meaning of death, but I was wondering if there was a word that enclosed this meaning, perhaps poetically.
Context:
Metaphorically speaking one could say one dies when an event happens to change your outlook on life immensely. So 'dying too much' could be, having such experiences too many times. The other context I though of when asking was on how there are some fictional characters/creatures, such as a phoenix or The Doctor (Doctor Who) who have the ability of living multiple lives, therefore dying many times, dying too much could be interpreted as dying many times in a short amount of time.
If anything, any word closely related to the phrase, without regard of it's context will be useful.
I did some reseach here, and on reddit, but I couldn't find anything close to it.
word-choice single-word-requests poetic
word-choice single-word-requests poetic
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edited Jan 11 '15 at 19:25
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I'm having trouble understanding what you mean.
– Hot Licks
Jan 11 '15 at 3:50
As someone who has played many online video games (sometimes being the person that does a lot of the dying as well :P), I don't believe I have heard a special term for players that die repeatedly/too much. That is the only area that quickly comes to mind where this word might apply.
– PawnInGameOfLife
Jan 11 '15 at 4:30
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For many people, dying even once is one time too many.
– Erik Kowal
Jan 11 '15 at 4:39
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Sorry about not giving out any context for it. Metaphorically speaking one could say one dies when an event happens to change your outlook on life immensively. So 'dying too much' could be, having such experiences too many times. The other context I though of when asking was on how there are some fictional characters/creatures, such as the phoenix or The Doctor (Doctor Who) who have the ability of living multiple lives, therefore dying many times, dying too much could be interpreted as dying many times in a short amount of time.
– Fultie
Jan 11 '15 at 18:10
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A poetic/literary phrase is to die a thousand deaths.
– ermanen
Jan 11 '15 at 19:20
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I'm having trouble understanding what you mean.
– Hot Licks
Jan 11 '15 at 3:50
As someone who has played many online video games (sometimes being the person that does a lot of the dying as well :P), I don't believe I have heard a special term for players that die repeatedly/too much. That is the only area that quickly comes to mind where this word might apply.
– PawnInGameOfLife
Jan 11 '15 at 4:30
9
For many people, dying even once is one time too many.
– Erik Kowal
Jan 11 '15 at 4:39
1
Sorry about not giving out any context for it. Metaphorically speaking one could say one dies when an event happens to change your outlook on life immensively. So 'dying too much' could be, having such experiences too many times. The other context I though of when asking was on how there are some fictional characters/creatures, such as the phoenix or The Doctor (Doctor Who) who have the ability of living multiple lives, therefore dying many times, dying too much could be interpreted as dying many times in a short amount of time.
– Fultie
Jan 11 '15 at 18:10
3
A poetic/literary phrase is to die a thousand deaths.
– ermanen
Jan 11 '15 at 19:20
1
1
I'm having trouble understanding what you mean.
– Hot Licks
Jan 11 '15 at 3:50
I'm having trouble understanding what you mean.
– Hot Licks
Jan 11 '15 at 3:50
As someone who has played many online video games (sometimes being the person that does a lot of the dying as well :P), I don't believe I have heard a special term for players that die repeatedly/too much. That is the only area that quickly comes to mind where this word might apply.
– PawnInGameOfLife
Jan 11 '15 at 4:30
As someone who has played many online video games (sometimes being the person that does a lot of the dying as well :P), I don't believe I have heard a special term for players that die repeatedly/too much. That is the only area that quickly comes to mind where this word might apply.
– PawnInGameOfLife
Jan 11 '15 at 4:30
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9
For many people, dying even once is one time too many.
– Erik Kowal
Jan 11 '15 at 4:39
For many people, dying even once is one time too many.
– Erik Kowal
Jan 11 '15 at 4:39
1
1
Sorry about not giving out any context for it. Metaphorically speaking one could say one dies when an event happens to change your outlook on life immensively. So 'dying too much' could be, having such experiences too many times. The other context I though of when asking was on how there are some fictional characters/creatures, such as the phoenix or The Doctor (Doctor Who) who have the ability of living multiple lives, therefore dying many times, dying too much could be interpreted as dying many times in a short amount of time.
– Fultie
Jan 11 '15 at 18:10
Sorry about not giving out any context for it. Metaphorically speaking one could say one dies when an event happens to change your outlook on life immensively. So 'dying too much' could be, having such experiences too many times. The other context I though of when asking was on how there are some fictional characters/creatures, such as the phoenix or The Doctor (Doctor Who) who have the ability of living multiple lives, therefore dying many times, dying too much could be interpreted as dying many times in a short amount of time.
– Fultie
Jan 11 '15 at 18:10
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3
A poetic/literary phrase is to die a thousand deaths.
– ermanen
Jan 11 '15 at 19:20
A poetic/literary phrase is to die a thousand deaths.
– ermanen
Jan 11 '15 at 19:20
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Stand up comics say they "cooked and bombed" on stage if they kept dying during their set.
"Dying" repeatedly means, of course, that their gags were failing to raise a laugh over and over again.
Can't think of anything else.
answered Jan 11 '15 at 6:05
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"The coward dies a thousand deaths; the hero only one." or something like that. Not that this has anything to do with video games. What is the question in reference to???
– Brian Hitchcock
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Some context would help. Do you mean one person physically dying?
Maybe you're referring to a group of people?
"The kudju peoples are dying too much from this blight, something must be done."
"The red shirts on Star Trek are dying too much, someone is bound to notice this trend."
For its "poetic" use, what do you want it to mean? A person is dying too quickly? A prototypical character dies too often? A character's death is overdone or maudlin?
Or perhaps you're referring to ailment. For example, someone has cancer and they say, "I'm dying too much to care about this crap."
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At least for your first context, I modestly put forth the new (as far as I know) phrase epiphany junkie .
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In video games you're a noob. In real life you've had a humbling experience.
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Mortality is the general word used to describe the rate of death, i.e. frequency of dying
"Event happens to change your outlook on life immensely" - the vocabulary used to describe such events is very subjective and far from the realm of my opening sentence. Personally I would call this "Ego Death" (I am not really the person I thought/pretended I was) or "Spiritual Awakening" (There is a whole new area of my existence that I just discovered) maybe even "Reality Check" (I'be been looking at this world wrongly).
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Stand up comics say they "cooked and bombed" on stage if they kept dying during their set.
"Dying" repeatedly means, of course, that their gags were failing to raise a laugh over and over again.
Can't think of anything else.
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"The coward dies a thousand deaths; the hero only one." or something like that. Not that this has anything to do with video games. What is the question in reference to???
– Brian Hitchcock
Jan 11 '15 at 6:37
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Stand up comics say they "cooked and bombed" on stage if they kept dying during their set.
"Dying" repeatedly means, of course, that their gags were failing to raise a laugh over and over again.
Can't think of anything else.
answered Jan 11 '15 at 6:05
Morag
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"The coward dies a thousand deaths; the hero only one." or something like that. Not that this has anything to do with video games. What is the question in reference to???
– Brian Hitchcock
Jan 11 '15 at 6:37
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Stand up comics say they "cooked and bombed" on stage if they kept dying during their set.
"Dying" repeatedly means, of course, that their gags were failing to raise a laugh over and over again.
Can't think of anything else.
answered Jan 11 '15 at 6:05
Morag
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Stand up comics say they "cooked and bombed" on stage if they kept dying during their set.
"Dying" repeatedly means, of course, that their gags were failing to raise a laugh over and over again.
Can't think of anything else.
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answered Jan 11 '15 at 6:05
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"The coward dies a thousand deaths; the hero only one." or something like that. Not that this has anything to do with video games. What is the question in reference to???
– Brian Hitchcock
Jan 11 '15 at 6:37
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"The coward dies a thousand deaths; the hero only one." or something like that. Not that this has anything to do with video games. What is the question in reference to???
– Brian Hitchcock
Jan 11 '15 at 6:37
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"The coward dies a thousand deaths; the hero only one." or something like that. Not that this has anything to do with video games. What is the question in reference to???
– Brian Hitchcock
Jan 11 '15 at 6:37
"The coward dies a thousand deaths; the hero only one." or something like that. Not that this has anything to do with video games. What is the question in reference to???
– Brian Hitchcock
Jan 11 '15 at 6:37
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Some context would help. Do you mean one person physically dying?
Maybe you're referring to a group of people?
"The kudju peoples are dying too much from this blight, something must be done."
"The red shirts on Star Trek are dying too much, someone is bound to notice this trend."
For its "poetic" use, what do you want it to mean? A person is dying too quickly? A prototypical character dies too often? A character's death is overdone or maudlin?
Or perhaps you're referring to ailment. For example, someone has cancer and they say, "I'm dying too much to care about this crap."
answered Jan 11 '15 at 6:42
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Some context would help. Do you mean one person physically dying?
Maybe you're referring to a group of people?
"The kudju peoples are dying too much from this blight, something must be done."
"The red shirts on Star Trek are dying too much, someone is bound to notice this trend."
For its "poetic" use, what do you want it to mean? A person is dying too quickly? A prototypical character dies too often? A character's death is overdone or maudlin?
Or perhaps you're referring to ailment. For example, someone has cancer and they say, "I'm dying too much to care about this crap."
answered Jan 11 '15 at 6:42
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Some context would help. Do you mean one person physically dying?
Maybe you're referring to a group of people?
"The kudju peoples are dying too much from this blight, something must be done."
"The red shirts on Star Trek are dying too much, someone is bound to notice this trend."
For its "poetic" use, what do you want it to mean? A person is dying too quickly? A prototypical character dies too often? A character's death is overdone or maudlin?
Or perhaps you're referring to ailment. For example, someone has cancer and they say, "I'm dying too much to care about this crap."
answered Jan 11 '15 at 6:42
Sam Porch
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Some context would help. Do you mean one person physically dying?
Maybe you're referring to a group of people?
"The kudju peoples are dying too much from this blight, something must be done."
"The red shirts on Star Trek are dying too much, someone is bound to notice this trend."
For its "poetic" use, what do you want it to mean? A person is dying too quickly? A prototypical character dies too often? A character's death is overdone or maudlin?
Or perhaps you're referring to ailment. For example, someone has cancer and they say, "I'm dying too much to care about this crap."
answered Jan 11 '15 at 6:42
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At least for your first context, I modestly put forth the new (as far as I know) phrase epiphany junkie .
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At least for your first context, I modestly put forth the new (as far as I know) phrase epiphany junkie .
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At least for your first context, I modestly put forth the new (as far as I know) phrase epiphany junkie .
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At least for your first context, I modestly put forth the new (as far as I know) phrase epiphany junkie .
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In video games you're a noob. In real life you've had a humbling experience.
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In video games you're a noob. In real life you've had a humbling experience.
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In video games you're a noob. In real life you've had a humbling experience.
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In video games you're a noob. In real life you've had a humbling experience.
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Mortality is the general word used to describe the rate of death, i.e. frequency of dying
"Event happens to change your outlook on life immensely" - the vocabulary used to describe such events is very subjective and far from the realm of my opening sentence. Personally I would call this "Ego Death" (I am not really the person I thought/pretended I was) or "Spiritual Awakening" (There is a whole new area of my existence that I just discovered) maybe even "Reality Check" (I'be been looking at this world wrongly).
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Mortality is the general word used to describe the rate of death, i.e. frequency of dying
"Event happens to change your outlook on life immensely" - the vocabulary used to describe such events is very subjective and far from the realm of my opening sentence. Personally I would call this "Ego Death" (I am not really the person I thought/pretended I was) or "Spiritual Awakening" (There is a whole new area of my existence that I just discovered) maybe even "Reality Check" (I'be been looking at this world wrongly).
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Mortality is the general word used to describe the rate of death, i.e. frequency of dying
"Event happens to change your outlook on life immensely" - the vocabulary used to describe such events is very subjective and far from the realm of my opening sentence. Personally I would call this "Ego Death" (I am not really the person I thought/pretended I was) or "Spiritual Awakening" (There is a whole new area of my existence that I just discovered) maybe even "Reality Check" (I'be been looking at this world wrongly).
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Mortality is the general word used to describe the rate of death, i.e. frequency of dying
"Event happens to change your outlook on life immensely" - the vocabulary used to describe such events is very subjective and far from the realm of my opening sentence. Personally I would call this "Ego Death" (I am not really the person I thought/pretended I was) or "Spiritual Awakening" (There is a whole new area of my existence that I just discovered) maybe even "Reality Check" (I'be been looking at this world wrongly).
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I'm having trouble understanding what you mean.
– Hot Licks
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As someone who has played many online video games (sometimes being the person that does a lot of the dying as well :P), I don't believe I have heard a special term for players that die repeatedly/too much. That is the only area that quickly comes to mind where this word might apply.
– PawnInGameOfLife
Jan 11 '15 at 4:30
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For many people, dying even once is one time too many.
– Erik Kowal
Jan 11 '15 at 4:39
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Sorry about not giving out any context for it. Metaphorically speaking one could say one dies when an event happens to change your outlook on life immensively. So 'dying too much' could be, having such experiences too many times. The other context I though of when asking was on how there are some fictional characters/creatures, such as the phoenix or The Doctor (Doctor Who) who have the ability of living multiple lives, therefore dying many times, dying too much could be interpreted as dying many times in a short amount of time.
– Fultie
Jan 11 '15 at 18:10
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A poetic/literary phrase is to die a thousand deaths.
– ermanen
Jan 11 '15 at 19:20