self-destruction

/'selfdi,pri:ʃi'eiʃn/
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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • The act of destroying or harming oneself: "Self-destruction" refers to the process or action of causing serious damage or harm to oneself, which can be physical, psychological, or social.
    • Suicide: In its most severe and specific sense, "self-destruction" means the act of intentionally causing one's own death.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • His addiction to gambling was a slow form of self-destruction. (His behavior was systematically ruining his life.)
    • The legal system treats self-destruction, or suicide, as a complex issue. (The act of killing oneself is addressed by law.)
Advanced Usage
  • "A path of self-destruction": A series of choices or behaviors that lead to one's own ruin.
    • After losing his job, he embarked on a path of self-destruction involving drugs and alcohol.
  • "An act of pure self-destruction": An action that is clearly and wholly damaging to oneself.
    • Rejecting the help offered to her was an act of pure self-destruction.
Variants and Related Words
  • Self-destructive (adj): Characterized by a desire or tendency to harm oneself.
    • He was in a self-destructive phase, pushing away everyone who cared about him.
  • Self-destruct (verb): To destroy oneself or itself automatically.
    • The device is programmed to self-destruct if tampered with.
Synonyms
  • Suicide: The act of killing oneself intentionally.
  • Self-annihilation: Complete destruction of oneself.
  • Self-ruin: The act of causing one's own downfall or destruction.
Related Phrases
  • To commit self-destruction: A formal phrase meaning to kill oneself.
    • The poet was believed to have committed self-destruction.
  • Cycle of self-destruction: A repeating pattern of harmful behavior.
    • She needed help to break the cycle of self-destruction.
Noun
  1. the act of destroying yourself
    • his insistence was pure self-destruction
  2. the act of killing yourself
    • it is a crime to commit suicide

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