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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The film’s ecological subtext seems negligible; Charles’s fear of thermonuclear war is now a joke, after the worldwide embrace of self-destruction during the Covid apocalypse.
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Armond White, National Review, 25 Sep. 2024
There will be blood, unsurprisingly, as well as violence, violations, self-destruction, and tragedy of both the intimate and the overarching, sociological kind.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2024
Venu also set a self-destruction date on itself of nine years.
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 16 Aug. 2024
This is all scheduled to go down during the work week — do your best to limit self-destruction to your personal life and avoid lasting professional consequences.
—Jennifer Culp, Them, 16 Aug. 2024
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Armond White, National Review, 25 Sep. 2024
There will be blood, unsurprisingly, as well as violence, violations, self-destruction, and tragedy of both the intimate and the overarching, sociological kind.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2024
Venu also set a self-destruction date on itself of nine years.
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 16 Aug. 2024
This is all scheduled to go down during the work week — do your best to limit self-destruction to your personal life and avoid lasting professional consequences.
—Jennifer Culp, Them, 16 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for self-destruction
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self-destruction
noun
self-de·struc·tion
-di-ˈstrək-shən
: destruction of oneself
especially
: suicide
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