Synonyms of self-destruction

self-destruction

noun

ˌself-di-ˈstrək-shən 

as in suicide

the act of deliberately killing oneself

the controversy over self-destruction accomplished with the assistance of a physician or other person

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suicide
• murder
• self-slaughter
• martyrdom
• self-murder
• assassination
• homicide
• killing
• execution
• slaying
• manslaughter
• hara-kiri
• foul play
• euthanasia
• mercy killing
• dispatch
• blood
• rubout
• chance-medley

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of self-destruction

By the time of the 2004 Biennial, to which Violette contributed an ensemble of works situating the 1994 suicide of Kurt Cobain as an archetype of Romantic self-destruction, the neo-goth sensibility was prevalent enough to occasion a catalogue essay on the subject by cocurator Shamim Momin. —Rachel Wetzler, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026

The Doomsday Clock is a symbolic measure of how close humanity is to imminent apocalypse, or self-destruction. —Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 28 Jan. 2026

Most are familiar with the Doomsday Clock that counts down humanity's potential for self-destruction amid global threats. —Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026

An important note is that failure does not necessarily equate to jail time or death or complete self-destruction. —Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026