self-destruction
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8.1
- noun
- /ˈsɛlf dɪˈstrʌkʃən/
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suicidio
- I may still feel outrage and a sense of sympathy with women who struggle -- and I hope that sympathy never goes away -- but I'm no longer prone to self-destruction and warped self-perception.
- act of self-destruction
So that's how I was like kind of like sensible in planning out my own self destruction.
- So that's how I was like kind of like sensible in planning out my own self destruction.
Examples
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Why is it that we're, you know, I'm poised on the verge of self destruction as a species?
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But, in reality, the act of self-destruction, of refusing to be reduced to a pretty thing to play with, has been a mark of difficult women for centuries.
Blog text (29) -
This time I had come so close to self-destruction.
Fiction book (1999) -
From nuclear war, from incalculable self-destruction, from every kind of war, deliver us.
Blog text (14) -
Unfortunately, it seems that people will only accept radical change, like what the Resource Based Economy advocates, when we are on the brink of self-destruction.
Blog text (11) -
He knows he is trapped, and in his despair, he flirts with self-destruction.
Blog text (14) -
Should Israel find a way to attack Iran, the repercussions from that might be sufficient to send Israel on the road to what will ultimately be viewed as self-destruction.
Blog text (16) -
When asked about the neocon's role in pushing America into wars across the globe, Putin had some choice words about these demagogues and a warning to Israel for participating in its own suicidal self-destruction.
Blog text (5) -
Gros's failure to reconcile these conflicting stylistic tendencies and to accept his position as a transitional master contributed to his profound personal discouragement and ultimate self-destruction.
Academic text (2000) -
He struggled with feelings of hopelessness, which eventually led to his act of self-destruction.
Synonyms
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5.3
An act of ending your own life on purpose
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9.9
The act of killing yourself
An act of ending your life or your old identity to begin a new life
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
self-destruction = self + destruction (transparent) = self + destruction
Direct compound of 'self' + 'destruction' meaning destruction of oneself; the suicide sense is directly derived from the parts.
Etymology
Self-destruction comes from the parts self- ('oneself') and destruction (from destroy, 'to ruin' or 'break'). So self-destruction means causing your own ruin, and in its strongest sense it can mean 'taking your own life'.