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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Why can’t your friend recognize her self-destructive foibles?
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Chelsea Leu, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2024
But Moore says Elisabeth experiences the world from a very specific, self-destructive perspective.
—Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
This speaks to something in him that’s both self-centered and self-destructive.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 Sep. 2024
Bradbury uses this fantastical tableau to explore some very human issues: our intolerance and self-destructive nature, but also our capacity for love and wonder.
—Theunis Bates, theweek, 28 Aug. 2024
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Chelsea Leu, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2024
But Moore says Elisabeth experiences the world from a very specific, self-destructive perspective.
—Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
This speaks to something in him that’s both self-centered and self-destructive.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 Sep. 2024
Bradbury uses this fantastical tableau to explore some very human issues: our intolerance and self-destructive nature, but also our capacity for love and wonder.
—Theunis Bates, theweek, 28 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for self-destructive
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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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