self-destruction
noun
self-de·struc·tion
ˌself-di-ˈstrək-shən 
: destruction of oneself
especially
: suicide
Examples of self-destruction in a Sentence
the controversy over self-destruction accomplished with the assistance of a physician or other person
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Aggression and self-destruction, as Homer indelibly illustrated, are inextricably part of the human equation.
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
My short time together with my firstborn daughter is not reduced to the nightmare of self-destruction that followed her passing.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2024
The war between regret and self-destruction plays out most unforgettably in a scene where Drey walks into a motel room for a drug deal and finds Dan inside.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 3 May 2024
The dysfunction and self-destruction is nothing short of stunning.
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
My short time together with my firstborn daughter is not reduced to the nightmare of self-destruction that followed her passing.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2024
The war between regret and self-destruction plays out most unforgettably in a scene where Drey walks into a motel room for a drug deal and finds Dan inside.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 3 May 2024
The dysfunction and self-destruction is nothing short of stunning.
—S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2024
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self-destruction
noun
self-de·struc·tion
-di-ˈstrək-shən
: destruction of oneself
especially
: suicide
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