self-annihilation

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self-an·ni·hi·la·tion (s

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1. Self-destruction.

2. Loss of self-awareness, as in a mystical state.

self-annihilation

(Philosophy) the surrender of the self in mystical contemplation, union with God, etc.

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self-annihilation - the act of killing yourself; "it is a crime to commit suicide"

self-destruction, suicide

kill, putting to death, killing - the act of terminating a life

assisted suicide - suicide of a terminally ill person that involves an assistant who serves to make dying as painless and dignified as possible

felo-de-se - an act of deliberate self destruction

hara-kiri, harakiri, harikari, seppuku - ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society

suttee - the act of a Hindu widow willingly cremating herself on the funeral pyre of her dead husband

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