self-destructive

[self-di-struhk-tiv, self-]

adjective

1. harmful, injurious, or destructive to oneself.

   His constant arguing with the boss shows he's a self-destructive person.

2. reflecting or exhibiting suicidal desires or drives.

   Careless driving may be a self-destructive tendency.

Other Word Forms

• self-destructively adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-destructive¹

First recorded in 1645–55

Example Sentences

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

Not that he, or anyone else with the Dodgers, could have expected the Padres to offer so much self-destructive help.

From Los Angeles Times

Laugh or cry, the programs are both highly addictive and self-destructive.

From Salon