self-destruct

ˌsɛlfdɪˈstrʌkt

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Conjugation

Definition of self-destruct - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.

self-sabotageengage in actions leading to one's own failure

He tends to self-destruct when under pressure.

sabotage

undermine

automatic destructiondestroy oneself or itself automatically

The device will self-destruct in ten seconds.

implode

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Expressions with self-destruct

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self-destruct button

button that makes a machine or device destroy itself

The villain pressed the self-destruct button on his robot.

Origin of self-destruct

Latin, self (oneself) + destruere (to destroy)

Examples of self-destruct in a sentence

The company began to self-destruct after the scandal.
The robot was programmed to self-destruct if captured.
In the movie, the villain's plan was to self-destruct the base.

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French:se détruire, ...
German:sich selbst zerstören, sich selbst vernichten, ...
Italian:auto-distruggersi, autodistruggersi, ...
Spanish:auto-destruirse, autodestruirse, ...
Portuguese:auto-destruir-se, autodestruir-se, ...
Chinese:自我毁灭, 自毁, ...
Japanese:自滅する, 自動的に破壊する, ...
Arabic:دَمَّرَ نَفْسَهُ, تَدَمَّرَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהָרוֹס אֶת עַצְמוֹ, לְהַשְׁמִיד אֶת עַצְמָה, ...
Russian:саморазрушаться, самоуничтожаться, ...
Ukrainian:самознищуватися, ...
Hindi:खुद को बर्बाद करना, स्वतः नष्ट होना, ...
Bengali:নিজের সর্বনাশ ডেকে আনা, স্বয়ংক্রিয়ভাবে ধ্বংস হওয়া, ...
Catalan:auto-sabotejar-se, autodestruir-se, ...
Czech:sebezničit se, zničit se, ...
Danish:selvsabotere, sprænge sig selv i luften, ...
Dutch:zichzelf vernietigen, ontploffen, ...
Greek:αυτοκαταστρέφομαι, ...
Hungarian:önszabotálni, önmegsemmisülni, ...
Khmer:បំផ្លាញខ្លួនឯង, បំផ្លាញខ្លួនឯងដោយស្វ័យប្រវត្តិ, ...
Korean:자멸하다, 자폭하다, ...
Persian:خودتخریبی کردن, خودتخریب شدن, ...
Polish:samozniszczyć się, zniszczyć się, ...
Portuguese (BR):autodestruir-se, ...
Romanian:a auto-distruge, a autodistruge, ...
Swedish:självförstöra, ...
Thai:ทำลายตัวเอง, ระเบิดตัวเอง, ...
Turkish:kendini sabote etmek, otomatik olarak yok olmak, ...
Vietnamese:tự hủy hoại, tự hủy, ...

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