self-destruct

verb

self-de·struct ˌself-di-ˈstrəkt

self-destructed; self-destructing; self-destructs

Synonyms of self-destruct next

intransitive verb

: to destroy oneself or itself

self-destruct adjective

Examples of self-destruct in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The vastness and mundanity of interplanetary travel ribs 2001: A Space Odyssey, and the final showdown, where our heroes battle an AI and get it to self-destruct by perplexing it with logic, is a move straight out of the Star Trek playbook. —

Jordan Hoffman, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024 Its second test flight ended after the spacecraft triggered its self-destruct system before reaching orbit. —

Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 6 June 2024 Performances on a more human scale include an impressive Luke Thallon as Roman Abramovich, an ally to Berezovsky who navigates a new alliance with Putin when his fellow oligarch self-destructs. —

Frank Rizzo, Variety, 23 Apr. 2024 Irregular pits several miles across and more than two miles deep hint at ancient pyroclastic volcanoes that self-destructed. —

Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for self-destruct

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