self-destruction

[self-di-struhk-shuhn, self-]

noun

1. the destruction or ruination of oneself or one's life.

2. suicide.

self-destruction

noun

1. the act or an instance of self-destructing

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-destruction¹

First recorded in 1580–90

Example Sentences

That self-destruction is on display as the unhappily married George and Martha return home from a party and fall into a drunken row.

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What emerges is an unvarnished chronicle: flashes of vision and vulnerability, spectacle and self-destruction, all captured through the lens of a young cameraman embedded in Ye’s orbit.

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Cultural stagnation is a form of willed self-destruction at the popular level.

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How much longer will Black Americans and the heirs to other great freedom struggles keep sacrificing for a country that is choosing self-destruction — for a nation accelerating toward fascism?

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Garner excels at pale, quiet girls like Justine who are all nervous energy and self-destruction.

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