"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: 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 entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with self- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with self-: 65 35 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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: self-destruction

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