self-destructive
adjective
self-de·struc·tive
ˌself-di-ˈstrək-tiv 
: acting or tending to harm or destroy oneself
self-destructive behavior
self-destructiveness
noun
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But Jia En’s encouraging news is rejected by Adik, whose self-destructive impulses and lingering anger over past events trigger a tragedy that forces the brothers to flee their home and become fugitives.
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Richard Kuipers, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
As always, Trump’s self-destructive impulses posed a challenge.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 6 Nov. 2024
Deliberately shrinking a country’s labor force is both broadly and deeply self-destructive.
—Adam S. Posen, Foreign Affairs, 18 Oct. 2024
Godfrey, the author of The Torn Skirt, a novel about the effects of a self-destructive girlhood, felt compelled to report on what happened, and why.
—Sarah Weinman, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
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Richard Kuipers, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
As always, Trump’s self-destructive impulses posed a challenge.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 6 Nov. 2024
Deliberately shrinking a country’s labor force is both broadly and deeply self-destructive.
—Adam S. Posen, Foreign Affairs, 18 Oct. 2024
Godfrey, the author of The Torn Skirt, a novel about the effects of a self-destructive girlhood, felt compelled to report on what happened, and why.
—Sarah Weinman, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Self-destructive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-destructive. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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self-destructive
adjective
self-de·struc·tive
-ˈstrək-tiv
: acting or tending to harm or destroy oneself
self-destructive behavior
also
: suicidal
self-destructively
adverb
self-destructiveness
noun
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