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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Steve Buscemi leads an extraordinary cast of (non-accented) actors who relish the opportunity to toss around Iannucci’s combative dialogue and vulgar outbursts in a delightful self-destructive spiral.
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Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 16 July 2024
The biggest beneficiary may be Biden, who ought to be celebrating Vance’s selection as proof that the self-destructive version of Trump is re-remerging on the campaign trail.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Stephen Henriques, TIME, 16 July 2024
Brexit is the stupidest, most self-destructive act a country could undertake.
—Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 5 July 2024
Studies have identified four primary types of BPD: impulsive, discouraged, self-destructive, and petulant—which were first established by psychologist Theodore Millon in the 1990s.
—Joy Emeh, Health, 5 July 2024
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Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 16 July 2024
The biggest beneficiary may be Biden, who ought to be celebrating Vance’s selection as proof that the self-destructive version of Trump is re-remerging on the campaign trail.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Stephen Henriques, TIME, 16 July 2024
Brexit is the stupidest, most self-destructive act a country could undertake.
—Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 5 July 2024
Studies have identified four primary types of BPD: impulsive, discouraged, self-destructive, and petulant—which were first established by psychologist Theodore Millon in the 1990s.
—Joy Emeh, Health, 5 July 2024
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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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