Pseudocide is the act of faking your own death because you want to avoid serious personal, financial, or legal problems, and start a new life.

“假死”（或“改头换面”）是一种因为想要逃避严重的个人、经济或法律问题而伪造自己死亡的表象，然后以新的身份开始生活的行为。

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They view the calendar as portending the end of one era and heralding the start of a new one, not the death of all the world's species.

CNN: The end of the world? Not quite yet