|  self-destruction 
 
 1. the act of killing yourself (Freq. 1)
 - it is a crime to commit suicide
 • Syn:
 suicide, self-annihilation
 • Derivationally related forms:
 self-destroy, self-destruct, suicidal (for: suicide)
 • Hypernyms:
 killing, kill, putting to death
 • Hyponyms:
 assisted suicide, felo-de-se, harakiri, hara-kiri, harikari,
 seppuku, suttee
 2. the act of destroying yourself
 - his insistence was pure self-destruction
 • Derivationally related forms:
 self-destroy, self-destruct
 • Hypernyms:
 destruction, devastation
 
 
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