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Definition of self-destruction noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

self-destruction

noun

/ˌself dɪˈstrʌkʃn/

/ˌself dɪˈstrʌkʃn/

[uncountable]

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the act of doing things to deliberately harm yourself
- He wanted Jill to give up her life of alcohol and self-destruction.
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