self-destructive
adjective
self-de·struc·tive
ˌself-di-ˈstrək-tiv 
: acting or tending to harm or destroy oneself
self-destructive behavior
self-destructiveness
noun
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Rather, the two wrote, the downgrades were the result of a self-destructive scheme by electric companies to undermine Gillett by arranging with ratings agencies to reduce their own credit worthiness.
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Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2025
In her intimate and action-packed memoir, Ramsey wrestles with the power of fire to both destroy and renew while confronting her own internal struggles and self-destructive patterns.
—Kelly Ramsey, Outside Online, 27 June 2025
But Mann’s biopic about Enzo Ferrari (Adam Driver) is less about cars and more about racing and one’s self-destructive drive to be the best.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 June 2025
The distance also makes Crisis Kid a chance for Corbin, an infamous recluse, to reintroduce himself after years of anxiety, paranoia, and self-destructive behavior intensified by drugs and alcohol.
—Eamon Whalen, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2025
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Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2025
In her intimate and action-packed memoir, Ramsey wrestles with the power of fire to both destroy and renew while confronting her own internal struggles and self-destructive patterns.
—Kelly Ramsey, Outside Online, 27 June 2025
But Mann’s biopic about Enzo Ferrari (Adam Driver) is less about cars and more about racing and one’s self-destructive drive to be the best.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 June 2025
The distance also makes Crisis Kid a chance for Corbin, an infamous recluse, to reintroduce himself after years of anxiety, paranoia, and self-destructive behavior intensified by drugs and alcohol.
—Eamon Whalen, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2025
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“Self-destructive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-destructive. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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self-destructive
adjective
self-de·struc·tive
-ˈstrək-tiv
: acting or tending to harm or destroy oneself
self-destructive behavior
also
: suicidal
self-destructively
adverb
self-destructiveness
noun
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