as in suicide
the act of deliberately killing oneself
the controversy over self-destruction accomplished with the assistance of a physician or other person
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Recent Examples of self-destruction
The pressure of new fame was so intense that the singer kept dancing with self-destruction.
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Lauren Groff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
The result is self-destruction through unchecked growth.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
So this is a Trojan horse movie, justifying demoralization from inside — self-destruction.
—Armond White, National Review, 2 Oct. 2024
Streisand starred as Esther Hoffman, an aspiring singer whose career ascends as her lover, played by Kristofferson, spirals into self-destruction.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2024
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Lauren Groff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
The result is self-destruction through unchecked growth.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
So this is a Trojan horse movie, justifying demoralization from inside — self-destruction.
—Armond White, National Review, 2 Oct. 2024
Streisand starred as Esther Hoffman, an aspiring singer whose career ascends as her lover, played by Kristofferson, spirals into self-destruction.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for self-destruction
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“Self-destruction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-destruction. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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