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self-destructive

[self-di-struhk-tiv, self-]

adjective

  1. harmful, injurious, or destructive to oneself.

    His constant arguing with the boss shows he's a self-destructive person.

  2. reflecting or exhibiting suicidal desires or drives.

    Careless driving may be a self-destructive tendency.



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Other 51Թ Forms

  • self-destructively adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of self-destructive1

First recorded in 1645–55
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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.

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But he was also stubborn in ways that would prove self-destructive.

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Whatever the source and specific contours of his demons, Arnaz’s impulsive, self-destructive behavior derailed both his marriage to Ball and his career.

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“The show is about losing this nihilistic, self-destructive streak and finding connection with another human,” Lyonne says.

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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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