to self-destroy
8.4
To cause a machine or person to stop working by their own action
- verb
- /sɛlf-dɪˈstrɔɪ/
:
autodestruirse
- The engine overheated and self-destroyed after the long trip.
Examples
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If you keep making risky decisions, you might self-destroy before you get a chance to succeed.
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His negative thoughts began to self-destroy his confidence and happiness.
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These things self destroy in our bodies very, very quickly.
Synonyms
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6.2
To kill yourself on purpose
is broader, covering self-caused destruction of people or things
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8.6
To end your life on purpose
covers self-caused destruction more generally, not only intentional human deaths
to self-destruct
vsto self-destroy
15
6.7
To ruin your own life or job by your actions
is broader, not always deliberate and can include accidental destruction
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9.8
To stop something yourself, for example closing an account, making a device stop working, or ending your own life
is about actual destruction rather than simple stopping or cancellation
Antonyms
How Self-Destructive
to self-destroy
8.4
to kill oneself
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8.1
- Informal
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8.1
Surface Forms
self-destroy infinitive
self-destroyed past
self-destroyed past participle
self-destroying present participle
self-destroys third person singular
Morphology
Etymology
Self-destroy comes from the simple parts self- ('by itself') and destroy ('to break or ruin'). So it means to destroy oneself or itself, for example a device made to destroy itself or a person who ruins their own chances.