"self-destructive" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more self-destructive [comparative], most self-destructive [superlative]
Etymology: self- + destructive Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|self|destructive}} self- + destructive Head templates: {{en-adj}} self-destructive (comparative more self-destructive, superlative most self-destructive)
  1. Causing injury to oneself or harm to one's interests. Translations (that causes injury to oneself or harm to one's interests): autodestructiu (Catalan), sebezničující (Czech), itsetuhoinen (Finnish), autodestructeur [masculine] (French), autodestructrice [feminine] (French), თვითდესტრუქციული (tvitdesṭrukciuli) (Georgian), selbstzerstörerisch (German), autodestrukcyjny (Polish), самоуничтожающийся (samouničtožajuščijsja) (Russian), autodestructivo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-self-destructive-en-adj-lLNExvQ8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with self-

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      "sense": "that causes injury to oneself or harm to one's interests",
      "word": "autodestructiu"
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      "sense": "that causes injury to oneself or harm to one's interests",
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      "sense": "that causes injury to oneself or harm to one's interests",
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      "word": "самоуничтожающийся"
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      "sense": "that causes injury to oneself or harm to one's interests",
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