"self-destruct" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From self- + destruct.",
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          "text": "The submarine was primed to self-destruct.",
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        "To destroy oneself or itself."
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        "(usually figuratively) To destroy oneself or itself."
      ],
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      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "65 35",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to destroy oneself",
          "word": "autodestruir-se"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 35",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to destroy oneself",
          "word": "tuhota itsensä"
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          "sense": "to destroy oneself",
          "word": "auto-détruire"
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "aftokatastréfomai",
          "sense": "to destroy oneself",
          "word": "αυτοκαταστρέφομαι"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 35",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "samolikvidírovatʹsja",
          "sense": "to destroy oneself",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective",
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "самоликвиди́роваться"
        },
        {
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "samorazrušátʹsja",
          "sense": "to destroy oneself",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "саморазруша́ться"
        },
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          "roman": "samorazrúšitʹsja",
          "sense": "to destroy oneself",
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          "word": "саморазру́шиться"
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          "sense": "to destroy oneself",
          "word": "autodestruirse"
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        {
          "text": "If you attack with an energy level of only 30 you are going to self-destruct.",
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          "text": "Dating the boss is a bad move: if it goes badly, you could self-destruct.",
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        "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."
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      "word": "self-destruction"
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          "text": "The submarine was primed to self-destruct.",
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        "To destroy oneself or itself."
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        "(usually figuratively) To destroy oneself or itself."
      ],
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          "text": "If you attack with an energy level of only 30 you are going to self-destruct.",
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        },
        {
          "text": "Dating the boss is a bad move: if it goes badly, you could self-destruct.",
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        }
      ],
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      ]
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to destroy oneself",
      "word": "autodestruir-se"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to destroy oneself",
      "word": "tuhota itsensä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to destroy oneself",
      "word": "auto-détruire"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "aftokatastréfomai",
      "sense": "to destroy oneself",
      "word": "αυτοκαταστρέφομαι"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "samolikvidírovatʹsja",
      "sense": "to destroy oneself",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "самоликвиди́роваться"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "samorazrušátʹsja",
      "sense": "to destroy oneself",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "саморазруша́ться"
    },
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "samorazrúšitʹsja",
      "sense": "to destroy oneself",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "саморазру́шиться"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to destroy oneself",
      "word": "autodestruirse"
    }
  ],
  "word": "self-destruct"
}