self-destructiveadj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfdᵻˈstrʌktɪv/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfdəˈstrəktɪv/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, destructive adj.

Etymology: < self- prefix + destructive adj. Compare earlier self-destroying adj., self-destruction n.

Having the property of bringing about its own destruction or annulment; involving or characterized by self-destruction. Now esp. of a person, his or her attributes, behaviour, etc.: tending to destroy or cause harm to himself or herself.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > [adjective] > self-destructive or destroyed

self-destroying1613

self-destroyed1637

self-destructive1641

suicidal1768

auto-destructive1895

self-destruct1955

self-destructing1962

1641 T. Jordan Pictures of Passions, Fancies, & Affections sig. D6 Did not Law bound us, we should prove the worst Nation, that ever the Almighty curs'd: So self-destructive, and so barbarous, That even Heathens, would be Saints, to us.

1655 H. L'Estrange Reign King Charles 80 The Commons..imagined it would make the Petition so much Royalist, as it would signifie nothing..and would prove felo de se, self-destructive.

1711 Ld. Shaftesbury Characteristicks II. iv. 145 How mischievous and self-destructive Anger is.

1723 R. Blackmore Alfred Pref. p. xvii Moral Evil and the divine Nature are contradictory and self-destructive Idea's.

a1763 W. Shenstone Ess. in Wks. (1777) II. 215 If the selfish passion of the rest preponderate, it would be self-destructive in a few individuals to be over-socially disposed.

1841 Edinb. Rev. July 246/2 An ill-timed and self-destructive parsimony.

1864 F. C. Bowen Treat. Logic xiii. 420 Any Reasoning..by which we might attempt to doubt or deny the validity of our Intuitions, would be self-destructive.

1955 B. Bettelheim Truants from Life (1964) 68 Paul's self-destructive tendencies cropped up at the School in the form of fire-setting and attacks upon others.

1989 H. Horwood Joey xvii. 280 He resigned, declaring the party was on a self-destructive course.

1996 A. Mars-Jones in Granta Autumn 46 The closest thing she had to true self-destructive behaviour was her continuing cigarette habit.

2011 Time Out N.Y. 15 Dec. 128/3 Everyone's favorite self-destructive '60s rock star, Jim Morrison.

Derivatives

self-deˈstructively adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > [adverb] > self-destructively

suicidally1815

self-destructively1851

suicidal-wise1859

1851 C. Kingsley Yeast v. 95 They cannot be intended to compete self-destructively with each other.

1938 Columbia Law Rev. 38 823 The concept that the Constitution is not presumed self-destructively to deny in one part what it affirms in another does not afford much light.

2003 G. Kolata Ultimate Fitness viii. 178 Those who persist..may find themselves hooked, and sometimes acting as self-destructively as any drug addict.

self-deˈstructiveness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > [noun] > self-destruction

self-murdera1631

felon-de-se1648

felo-de-se1678

self-destructiveness1733

self-combustion1837

auto-destruction1888

self-liquidation1928

self-destruct1962

auto-destruct1968

1733 A. Baxter Enq. Nature Human Soul 267 Nothing is a mark of impossibility, but a self-destructiveness in the idea.

1865 S. S. Hennell Present Relig. I. i. ii. 114 There exists a dilemma of self-contradiction and of inherent self-destructiveness so palpable, that no one who will fully consider it..can rationally admit any opening for alternative to the catastrophe of dissolution.

1977 J. D. Douglas in J. D. Douglas & J. M. Johnson Existential Sociol. i. 46 Self-hatred and the resulting self-destructiveness pervades the lives of the poor.

2002 J. Eugenides Middlesex ii. 206 It's possible that a hint of self-destructiveness played a part in my grandfather's numbers-playing.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-destructive
释义	self-destructiveadj. Brit. /ˌsɛlfdᵻˈstrʌktɪv/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfdəˈstrəktɪv/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, destructive adj. Etymology: < self- prefix + destructive adj. Compare earlier self-destroying adj., self-destruction n. Having the property of bringing about its own destruction or annulment; involving or characterized by self-destruction. Now esp. of a person, his or her attributes, behaviour, etc.: tending to destroy or cause harm to himself or herself. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > [adjective] > self-destructive or destroyed self-destroying1613 self-destroyed1637 self-destructive1641 suicidal1768 auto-destructive1895 self-destruct1955 self-destructing1962 1641 T. Jordan Pictures of Passions, Fancies, & Affections sig. D6 Did not Law bound us, we should prove the worst Nation, that ever the Almighty curs'd: So self-destructive, and so barbarous, That even Heathens, would be Saints, to us. 1655 H. L'Estrange Reign King Charles 80 The Commons..imagined it would make the Petition so much Royalist, as it would signifie nothing..and would prove felo de se, self-destructive. 1711 Ld. Shaftesbury Characteristicks II. iv. 145 How mischievous and self-destructive Anger is. 1723 R. Blackmore Alfred Pref. p. xvii Moral Evil and the divine Nature are contradictory and self-destructive Idea's. a1763 W. Shenstone Ess. in Wks. (1777) II. 215 If the selfish passion of the rest preponderate, it would be self-destructive in a few individuals to be over-socially disposed. 1841 Edinb. Rev. July 246/2 An ill-timed and self-destructive parsimony. 1864 F. C. Bowen Treat. Logic xiii. 420 Any Reasoning..by which we might attempt to doubt or deny the validity of our Intuitions, would be self-destructive. 1955 B. Bettelheim Truants from Life (1964) 68 Paul's self-destructive tendencies cropped up at the School in the form of fire-setting and attacks upon others. 1989 H. Horwood Joey xvii. 280 He resigned, declaring the party was on a self-destructive course. 1996 A. Mars-Jones in Granta Autumn 46 The closest thing she had to true self-destructive behaviour was her continuing cigarette habit. 2011 Time Out N.Y. 15 Dec. 128/3 Everyone's favorite self-destructive '60s rock star, Jim Morrison. Derivatives self-deˈstructively adv. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > [adverb] > self-destructively suicidally1815 self-destructively1851 suicidal-wise1859 1851 C. Kingsley Yeast v. 95 They cannot be intended to compete self-destructively with each other. 1938 Columbia Law Rev. 38 823 The concept that the Constitution is not presumed self-destructively to deny in one part what it affirms in another does not afford much light. 2003 G. Kolata Ultimate Fitness viii. 178 Those who persist..may find themselves hooked, and sometimes acting as self-destructively as any drug addict. self-deˈstructiveness n. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > [noun] > self-destruction self-murdera1631 felon-de-se1648 felo-de-se1678 self-destructiveness1733 self-combustion1837 auto-destruction1888 self-liquidation1928 self-destruct1962 auto-destruct1968 1733 A. Baxter Enq. Nature Human Soul 267 Nothing is a mark of impossibility, but a self-destructiveness in the idea. 1865 S. S. Hennell Present Relig. I. i. ii. 114 There exists a dilemma of self-contradiction and of inherent self-destructiveness so palpable, that no one who will fully consider it..can rationally admit any opening for alternative to the catastrophe of dissolution. 1977 J. D. Douglas in J. D. Douglas & J. M. Johnson Existential Sociol. i. 46 Self-hatred and the resulting self-destructiveness pervades the lives of the poor. 2002 J. Eugenides Middlesex ii. 206 It's possible that a hint of self-destructiveness played a part in my grandfather's numbers-playing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1641
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