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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Recent Examples of self-destruction
The Exes is an intriguing psychological thriller about love’s promises and perils, how trauma can leave invisible scars, and the veil between self-protection and self-destruction.
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Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 30 Dec. 2025
Prosecutors said Brandes was suffering from a severe psychiatric disorder and had a strong compulsion for self-destruction.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
One of them was that all of the characters that Mansu is eliminating, like Beom-mo or Sijo, could be a metaphor for Mansu eliminating himself, almost like an act of self-destruction.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2025
Hezekiah pivots to boxing, and his strength in the ring and romantic chemistry with Mary get him the wrong kind of attention from Sugar — who’s just itching to swan-dive off that cliff into self-destruction.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
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Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 30 Dec. 2025
Prosecutors said Brandes was suffering from a severe psychiatric disorder and had a strong compulsion for self-destruction.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
One of them was that all of the characters that Mansu is eliminating, like Beom-mo or Sijo, could be a metaphor for Mansu eliminating himself, almost like an act of self-destruction.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2025
Hezekiah pivots to boxing, and his strength in the ring and romantic chemistry with Mary get him the wrong kind of attention from Sugar — who’s just itching to swan-dive off that cliff into self-destruction.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Self-destruction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-destruction. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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