HyperDic: self-destruction

English > 2 senses of the word self-destruction:
NOUNactself-destruction, suicide, self-annihilationthe act of killing yourself
actself-destructionthe act of destroying yourself
English > self-destruction: 2 senses > noun 1, act
MeaningThe act of killing yourself.
Synonymssuicide, self-annihilation
Narrowerassisted suicidesuicide of a terminally ill person that involves an assistant who serves to make dying as painless and dignified as possible
felo-de-seAn act of deliberate self destruction
harakiri, hara-kiri, harikari, seppukuritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword
sutteeThe act of a Hindu widow willingly cremating herself on the funeral pyre of her dead husband
Broaderkilling, kill, putting to deathThe act of terminating a life
Spanishautodestrucción, suicidio
Catalansuïcidi
Verbsself-destruct, self-destroydo away with oneself or itself
English > self-destruction: 2 senses > noun 2, act
MeaningThe act of destroying yourself.
Example"his insistence was pure self-destruction"
Broaderdestruction, devastationThe termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
Verbsself-destruct, self-destroydo away with oneself or itself

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