"self-destruct" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: self-destructs [present, singular, third-person], self-destructing [participle, present], self-destructed [participle, past], self-destructed [past]
Etymology: From self- + destruct. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|self|destruct}} self- + destruct Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: figuratively, usually Translations (to destroy oneself): autodestruir-se (Catalan), tuhota itsensä (Finnish), auto-détruire (French), αυτοκαταστρέφομαι (aftokatastréfomai) (Greek), самоликвиди́роваться (samolikvidírovatʹsja) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), саморазруша́ться (samorazrušátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), саморазру́шиться (samorazrúšitʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), autodestruirse (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-self-destruct-en-verb-DDWGZ1nw Categories (other): English terms prefixed with self- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with self-: 61 39 Disambiguation of 'to destroy oneself': 65 35
  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.
    Sense id: en-self-destruct-en-verb-jTVEE2YR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: self-destruction

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "to destroy oneself",
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "to destroy oneself",
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