as in suicide
the act of deliberately killing oneself
the controversy over self-destruction accomplished with the assistance of a physician or other person
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After years of struggling with alcoholism and self-destruction in London’s chaotic party scene, Rona returns to her childhood home in the remote Orkney Islands of Scotland to rebuild her life.
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Travis Bean, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
He’s toed the line between aggression and self-destruction this year better, and teammates and coaches have raved about his engagement level outside of game time.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2025
There is presumably an equal chance that AGI or ASI would essentially save humankind from its own self-destruction.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Throughout the album, there’s an acknowledgement that to be human is to revel in self-destruction and rebuilding while opening yourself up to the painful risk of being known.
—Gabrielle MacAfee, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2025
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Travis Bean, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
He’s toed the line between aggression and self-destruction this year better, and teammates and coaches have raved about his engagement level outside of game time.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2025
There is presumably an equal chance that AGI or ASI would essentially save humankind from its own self-destruction.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Throughout the album, there’s an acknowledgement that to be human is to revel in self-destruction and rebuilding while opening yourself up to the painful risk of being known.
—Gabrielle MacAfee, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Self-destruction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-destruction. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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