self-destruct

verb

self-de·struct ˌself-di-ˈstrəkt

self-destructed; self-destructing; self-destructs

Synonyms of self-destruct next

intransitive verb

: to destroy oneself or itself

self-destruct adjective

Examples of self-destruct in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The former president installed judges on the Supreme Court who would be more likely to agree with him; had the instincts to strike a pose of strength and defiance before Secret Service agents rushed him offstage Saturday; and largely allowed Biden to self-destruct during the debate, Axelrod said. —

Josh Dawsey, Washington Post, 16 July 2024 As his paranoia takes hold, the God of Gods — seeing signs everywhere — starts to dangerously self-destruct. —

Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 28 June 2024 By not acting, the West would be relying on the group to self-destruct. —

Robin Simcox, Foreign Affairs, 15 Sep. 2014 The vastness and mundanity of interplanetary travel ribs 2001: A Space Odyssey, and the final showdown, where our heroes battle an AI and get it to self-destruct by perplexing it with logic, is a move straight out of the Star Trek playbook. —

Jordan Hoffman, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for self-destruct

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