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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Recent Examples of self-destruction
Fierstein wrote and starred in Torch Song Trilogy, an early mainstream depiction of gay relationships without stereotypes of self-destruction.
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Mark Seliger, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
The right to self-determination can become the right to self-destruction.
—Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
In comparison to the Ratliff family’s self-destruction and Rick’s Hamlet campaign, the juvenile bickering between the ladies feels quaint.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2025
The person who receives this confession is Marlowe Woods, Nila’s boyfriend and the principal instrument of her self-destruction.
—Anahid Nersessian, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2025
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Mark Seliger, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
The right to self-determination can become the right to self-destruction.
—Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
In comparison to the Ratliff family’s self-destruction and Rick’s Hamlet campaign, the juvenile bickering between the ladies feels quaint.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2025
The person who receives this confession is Marlowe Woods, Nila’s boyfriend and the principal instrument of her self-destruction.
—Anahid Nersessian, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Self-destruction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-destruction. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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