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English noun: self-destruction

1. self-destruction (act) the act of killing yourself


SamplesIt is a crime to commit suicide.


Synonymsself-annihilation, suicide


Broader (hypernym)kill, killing, putting to death


Narrower (hyponym)assisted suicide, felo-de-se, hara-kiri, harakiri, harikari, seppuku, suttee

2. self-destruction (act) the act of destroying yourself


SamplesHis insistence was pure self-destruction.


Broader (hypernym)destruction, devastation









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