self-destruction
the destruction or ruination of oneself or one's life.
Origin of self-destruction
1Words Nearby self-destruction
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How to use self-destruction in a sentence
The British aristocracy is littered with stories of unmitigated spendthrifts who seem bent on self-destruction.
The game has become our modern Passion Play, self-destruction as our highest form of heroism.
Two New Films Preach Our Nation’s Corrosive Gridiron Gospel | Steve Almond | September 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut he later expanded on this idea, and said he suffered from what he called the self-destruction switch.
Two Decades Later, Wu-Tang MC U-God ‘Keeps Getting Better’ | Eli Lake | July 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTEli Lake talks with the veteran MC about his new record, ‘Keynote Speaker,’ and ‘self-destruction.’
Two Decades Later, Wu-Tang MC U-God ‘Keeps Getting Better’ | Eli Lake | July 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHis life became a morass of anger and self-destruction: suicide attempts, gang activity.
Carmine Galasso’s ‘Crosses’: Childhoods Robbed by the Church | The Daily Beast | March 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Crazy, he said of his wife; a poor mad thing bent on self-destruction in wild and mournful ways.
The Flockmaster of Poison Creek | George W. OgdenMany times no real reason can be given for these acts of self-destruction.
Frank Merriwell's Pursuit | Burt L. StandishWithout doubt he was a hardened and depraved wretch; but it is in man's nature to revolt at self-destruction.
The Trial of Theodore Parker | Theodore ParkerThis last sentence several shrewd detectives thought implied that the writer intended self-destruction.
Shadow, the Mysterious Detective | Police Captain HowardNever for one instant before had the possibility of the wife's self-destruction occurred to her.
A Sheaf of Corn | Mary E. Mann
British Dictionary definitions for self-destruction
the act or an instance of self-destructing
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