as in suicide
the act of deliberately killing oneself
the controversy over self-destruction accomplished with the assistance of a physician or other person
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Oasis often seemed to teeter at the edge of self-destruction.
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Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Kerr, an icon of the early UFC era, stands at the peak of his career while teetering on the edge of destruction – a life caught between fame and self-destruction.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2025
Neither is ready for the supernatural forces that turn their mundane self-destruction into a terrifying death trap.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 9 Aug. 2025
War provocations made by the 'Taiwan independence' armed forces are futile, and will only lead to self-destruction.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
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Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Kerr, an icon of the early UFC era, stands at the peak of his career while teetering on the edge of destruction – a life caught between fame and self-destruction.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2025
Neither is ready for the supernatural forces that turn their mundane self-destruction into a terrifying death trap.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 9 Aug. 2025
War provocations made by the 'Taiwan independence' armed forces are futile, and will only lead to self-destruction.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-destruction
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“Self-destruction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-destruction. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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