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Synonyms for self-destruction


Grammar : Noun
Spell : self-di-struhk-shuh n, self-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɛlf dɪˈstrʌk ʃən, ˌsɛlf-



Définition of self-destruction

  • As in suicide : noun self-murder
Example sentences :
  • His attempts at self-destruction were as futile as his snatches at fame!
  • Extract from : « The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton, Part 1 (of 10) » by Edith Wharton
  • Was Um-ko to cheat them all, at the last, by self-destruction?
  • Extract from : « The Dragon Painter » by Mary McNeil Fenollosa
  • Many times no real reason can be given for these acts of self-destruction.
  • Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Pursuit » by Burt L. Standish
  • I didn't think I'd get to the last final blow of that self-destruction.
  • Extract from : « Highways in Hiding » by George Oliver Smith
  • A resolve carried him from it,—the resolve of self-destruction!
  • Extract from : « The White Chief » by Mayne Reid
  • His eyes swept the cell in search of some mode of self-destruction.
  • Extract from : « The White Chief » by Mayne Reid
  • Since this attempt of self-destruction had failed, she took 40 granules.
  • Extract from : « Poisons: Their Effects and Detection » by Alexander Wynter Blyth
  • The Reformation, seized with a dizziness, was on the verge of self-destruction.
  • Extract from : « History of the Great Reformation, Volume IV » by J. H. Merle D'Aubign
  • It was self-destruction, but my conscience didn't make a single objection.
  • Extract from : « A Summer's Outing » by Carter H. Harrison
  • Dying, she appeals for pardon for her act of self-destruction.
  • Extract from : « The Complete Opera Book » by Gustav Kobb

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