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self-destructive
[self-di-struhk-tiv, self-]
adjective
harmful, injurious, or destructive to oneself.
His constant arguing with the boss shows he's a self-destructive person.
reflecting or exhibiting suicidal desires or drives.
Careless driving may be a self-destructive tendency.
Other 51Թ Forms
- self-destructively adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of self-destructive1
Example Sentences
This common-sense financial mechanism built huge amounts of our national infrastructure in the past but currently faces headwinds because of self-destructive political polarization.
But he was also stubborn in ways that would prove self-destructive.
Whatever the source and specific contours of his demons, Arnaz’s impulsive, self-destructive behavior derailed both his marriage to Ball and his career.
“The show is about losing this nihilistic, self-destructive streak and finding connection with another human,” Lyonne says.
But the global effects of neo-Trumpism, considered in total, have been so uniformly self-destructive that it might as well be true.
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