Definition of self-destruction in English:
self-destruction
noun ˌsɛlfdɪˈstrʌkʃ(ə)nˌsɛlfdəˈstrəkʃ(ə)n
mass nounBehaviour that causes serious harm to oneself.
problem gamblers on a path to self-destruction
the disorienting psychology of addiction and self-destruction
Example sentencesExamples
- His protagonists, with few exceptions, are driven to self-destruction or weakened to the point of being destroyed.
- In effect, pursuing the American Dream leads to his self-destruction.
- She's a character who is completely alone and on the edge of complete self-destruction.
- She is eager to please her lost father, to the point of self-destruction.
- He has made a career out of exploring the darker side of the human psyche, of exposing obsessive characters who seem hell-bent on self-destruction.
- It suits an artist of immense gifts way better than self-destruction.
- According to the rules that drive this particular fetish, anything short of self-destruction is just going through the motions.
- A series of masterpieces followed, stories of male mortification leading to self-destruction.
- Other corporate labels distort classical definitions to the point of mutual self-destruction.
- He serves as her obligatory romantic interest, the guy who saves her from self-destruction.
Definition of self-destruction in US English:
self-destruction
nounˌsɛlfdəˈstrəkʃ(ə)nˌselfdəˈstrəkSH(ə)n
Behavior that causes serious harm to oneself.
problem gamblers on a path to self-destruction
the disorienting psychology of addiction and self-destruction
Example sentencesExamples
- A series of masterpieces followed, stories of male mortification leading to self-destruction.
- In effect, pursuing the American Dream leads to his self-destruction.
- It suits an artist of immense gifts way better than self-destruction.
- He has made a career out of exploring the darker side of the human psyche, of exposing obsessive characters who seem hell-bent on self-destruction.
- His protagonists, with few exceptions, are driven to self-destruction or weakened to the point of being destroyed.
- She's a character who is completely alone and on the edge of complete self-destruction.
- Other corporate labels distort classical definitions to the point of mutual self-destruction.
- She is eager to please her lost father, to the point of self-destruction.
- According to the rules that drive this particular fetish, anything short of self-destruction is just going through the motions.
- He serves as her obligatory romantic interest, the guy who saves her from self-destruction.