self-destruct

English

Etymology

From self- +‎ destruct.

Verb

self-destruct (third-person singular simple present self-destructs, present participle self-destructing, simple past and past participle self-destructed)

1. (usually figuratively) To destroy oneself or itself.

   The submarine was primed to self-destruct.

2. To destroy or greatly damage one's position in a game, in one's work or career, in one's financial or social position, etc.

   If you attack with an energy level of only 30 you are going to self-destruct.

   Dating the boss is a bad move: if it goes badly, you could self-destruct.

Derived terms

• self-destruction

Translations

to destroy oneself

• Catalan: autodestruir-se (ca)
• Finnish: tuhota itsensä
• French: auto-détruire (fr)
• Greek: αυτοκαταστρέφομαι (el) (aftokatastréfomai)
• Russian: самоликвиди́роваться (ru) impf or pf (samolikvidírovatʹsja), саморазруша́ться (ru) impf (samorazrušátʹsja), саморазру́шиться pf (samorazrúšitʹsja)
• Spanish: autodestruirse (es)