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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The right to self-determination can become the right to self-destruction.
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Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
In comparison to the Ratliff family’s self-destruction and Rick’s Hamlet campaign, the juvenile bickering between the ladies feels quaint.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2025
The person who receives this confession is Marlowe Woods, Nila’s boyfriend and the principal instrument of her self-destruction.
—Anahid Nersessian, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2025
After years of struggling with alcoholism and self-destruction in London’s chaotic party scene, Rona returns to her childhood home in the remote Orkney Islands of Scotland to rebuild her life.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
In comparison to the Ratliff family’s self-destruction and Rick’s Hamlet campaign, the juvenile bickering between the ladies feels quaint.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2025
The person who receives this confession is Marlowe Woods, Nila’s boyfriend and the principal instrument of her self-destruction.
—Anahid Nersessian, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2025
After years of struggling with alcoholism and self-destruction in London’s chaotic party scene, Rona returns to her childhood home in the remote Orkney Islands of Scotland to rebuild her life.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-destruction
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“Self-destruction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-destruction. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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self-destruction
noun
self-de·struc·tion
-di-ˈstrək-shən
: destruction of oneself
especially
: suicide
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