self-destruction
noun
self-de·struc·tion
ˌself-di-ˈstrək-shən 
: destruction of oneself
especially
: suicide
Examples of self-destruction in a Sentence
the controversy over self-destruction accomplished with the assistance of a physician or other person
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There is presumably an equal chance that AGI or ASI would essentially save humankind from its own self-destruction.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Throughout the album, there’s an acknowledgement that to be human is to revel in self-destruction and rebuilding while opening yourself up to the painful risk of being known.
—Gabrielle MacAfee, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2025
The entire final sequence, which sees Carter, with a rictus grin, slaughtering his wife in the kitchen, envisions the self-destruction of the nuclear family.
—Beatrice Loayza, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
This has set the stage for Thursday’s Senate confirmation of Linda McMahon as Secretary of Education—a cabinet position whose success, according to the president, will be judged by its commitment to self-destruction.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 13 Feb. 2025
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Throughout the album, there’s an acknowledgement that to be human is to revel in self-destruction and rebuilding while opening yourself up to the painful risk of being known.
—Gabrielle MacAfee, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2025
The entire final sequence, which sees Carter, with a rictus grin, slaughtering his wife in the kitchen, envisions the self-destruction of the nuclear family.
—Beatrice Loayza, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
This has set the stage for Thursday’s Senate confirmation of Linda McMahon as Secretary of Education—a cabinet position whose success, according to the president, will be judged by its commitment to self-destruction.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 13 Feb. 2025
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self-destruction
noun
self-de·struc·tion
-di-ˈstrək-shən
: destruction of oneself
especially
: suicide
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