self-destruct
verb (used without object)
to destroy itself or oneself.
has self-destructed
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present perfectof self-destruct (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The UK has self-destructed at Eurovision all over again.
From BBC ● May 17, 2026
And though Somalia has self-destructed numerous times before, Augustine Mahiga, the head of the United Nations political office for Somalia, along with so many others here, insisted that this time really is different.
From New York Times ● Apr. 3, 2012
