self-destruction

self-de·struc·tion (s

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1. The act or process of destroying oneself or itself.

2. Suicide.

self-destruction

the act or an instance of self-destructing

self′-destruc′tion

n.

1. the destruction or ruination of oneself or one's life.

2. suicide.

[1580–90]

Thesaurus Legend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	self-destruction - the act of killing yourself; "it is a crime to commit suicide" self-annihilation, 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
	2.	self-destruction - the act of destroying yourself; "his insistence was pure self-destruction" destruction, devastation - the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists

Translations

self-destruction [ˌselfdɪsˈtrʌkʃən] N → suicidio m; [of weapon] → autodestrucción f

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apoptosis assisted suicide bent death wish destruction devastation felo-de-se hara-kiri harakiri Harikari kill killing putting to death self self-annihilation self-destruct seppuku suicide suttee	Finally, to those nations who would make themselves our adversaries, we offer not a pledge but a request: that both sides begin anew the quest for peace; before the dark powers of destruction unleashed by science engulf all humanity in planned or accidental self-destruction. John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address by Kennedy, John F. View in context Pocket and Drummle while I was attentive to my knife and fork, spoon, glasses, and other instruments of self-destruction, that Drummle, whose Christian name was Bentley, was actually the next heir but one to a baronetcy. Great Expectations by Dickens, Charles View in context After a dozen daughters of his own nobility had sought self-destruction rather than wed him he had given up. Thuvia, Maid of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context	Self-culture self-deceit self-deceived self-deceiving self-deception self-defeating self-defence self-defense Self-defensive self-definition Self-degradation Self-delation self-delusion self-denial self-denying Self-dependent Self-depending Self-depraved self-deprecating self-deprecatory self-depreciation self-destroy Self-destroyer self-destroying fuze self-destruct self-destruction self-destructive self-determination self-determined Self-determining self-determinism self-development Self-devised Self-devoted Self-devotement self-devotion Self-devouring Self-diffusive self-digestion self-directed self-direction self-discipline self-disciplined self-discovery self-disgust Self-Disparagement self-dissociation self-distrust self-doubt self-dramatizing self-drive	self-deprecatingly Self-deprecation self-deprecatory self-depreciation self-depreciatory self-derived power Self-Described Anarchist Collective Self-Describing Data Format Self-Descriptive Inventory Self-Descriptive Situational Awareness Self-designation Self-Designing Flight Control self-destroy Self-destroyer self-destroying self-destroying fuse self-destroying fuze self-destruct self-destruct self-destruct self-destruct charge Self-Destruct Mechanism Self-destruct sequence self-destructed self-destructing self-destructing e-mail self-destructing e-mail self-destructing e-mail self-destruction self-destruction equipment self-destructive Self-destructive behavior Self-destructive behaviour self-destructively self-destructiveness self-destructs self-determination self-determination self-determination Self-Determination and Enjoyment Enhancement Self-Determination Synthesis Project Self-determination theory Self-determination theory self-determined self-determined self-determined self-determined being Self-Determined Career Development Model self-determining self-determining self-determining self-determinism Self-deternination Self-deternination Self-deternination self-development self-development self-development Self-Development Kit

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assisted suicide
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Harikari
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self
self-annihilation
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Finally, to those nations who would make themselves our adversaries, we offer not a pledge but a request: that both sides begin anew the quest for peace; before the dark powers of destruction unleashed by science engulf all humanity in planned or accidental self-destruction.

John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address by Kennedy, John F. View in context

Pocket and Drummle while I was attentive to my knife and fork, spoon, glasses, and other instruments of self-destruction, that Drummle, whose Christian name was Bentley, was actually the next heir but one to a baronetcy.

Great Expectations by Dickens, Charles View in context

After a dozen daughters of his own nobility had sought self-destruction rather than wed him he had given up.

Thuvia, Maid of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context

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