self-destructive
Americanadjective
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harmful, injurious, or destructive to oneself.
His constant arguing with the boss shows he's a self-destructive person.
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reflecting or exhibiting suicidal desires or drives.
Careless driving may be a self-destructive tendency.
Other Word Forms
- self-destructively adverb
Etymology
Origin of self-destructive
First recorded in 1645–55
Example Sentences
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An MP said the approach was "utterly unhinged and self-destructive," adding: "They're in the bunker shooting everyone who's outside the bunker guarding it. And poor oblivious Keir doesn't even realise he's in the bunker."
From BBC
“Some of our detractors have been left in a kind of deranged and self-destructive befuddlement.”
From Barron's
They argue the programme validated his "most harmful and self-destructive thoughts", and the lawsuit accuses OpenAI of negligence and wrongful death.
From BBC
It’s also clumsy, farcical and potentially self-destructive; I would argue that those qualities complement the menace, rather than undercutting or contradicting it.
From Salon
Kuang shows us how self-destructive that is, intriguing as the story reads.
From Los Angeles Times
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