self-destructionn.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfdᵻˈstrʌkʃn/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfdəˈstrəkʃən/

Forms: see self- prefix and destruction n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, destruction n.

Etymology: < self- prefix + destruction n. Compare earlier self-murder n., self-slaughter n.

Destruction of oneself or one's life, spec. suicide; the process by which a person brings about his or her own destruction, ruin, or downfall. Also: the action or process by which a system, organization, etc., destroys itself. Cf. auto-destruction n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > death > killing > suicide > [noun]

self-violence1532

self-slaughter1533

self-murder1570

self-destruction1572

self-death1583

self-killinga1586

self-homicide?1608

self-destroying1612

self-blood1621

suicide1643

autoctony1652

selfcide1692

suicism1751

suicidism1756

felo-de-se1771

felony-de-se1822

suicidalism1833

1572 G. Fenton tr. E. Pasquier Monophylo ii. f. 7^v Where man drawing to himselfe, hys selfe destruction [Fr. cestuy homme se perdant à son esciant], without other power of remedy then to late a repentaunce.

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. xii. sig. X4 To frame of Earth a vessell of the minde, Where it should be to selfe-destruction bound.

1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία 364 Further than Selfe-destruction, none can drive this Selfe-seeking.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost x. 1016 Self-destruction therefore saught, refutes That excellence thought in thee.

1752 W. Mason Elfrida 77 Ye need not fear it, She means not self-destruction.

1797 Ann. Agric. 28 186 Our enemies in a state of beggary..with no other trade than in arms..nor any industry but in self-destruction.

1821 W. Scott Kenilworth II. iii. 52 To give gold to youth is..furnishing them with the means of self-destruction.

1889 D. B. Purinton Christian Theism iii. 125 This murderous philosophy, in destroying all things else, has likewise destroyed itself. In its self-destruction, we find a self-corrective.

1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 371 Very commonly attempts at self-destruction or self-injury are made.

1933 Broadway Brevities 30 Jan. 5/1 The suicide of an 80-year-old senile who was tormented into self-destruction due to the fear that his wife..had been untrue to him.

1963 I. Fleming On Her Majesty's Secret Service v. 55 The worm of self-destruction..behind the wild, playgirl façade, was eating away..her soul.

1996 Newsweek 12 Feb. 71/1 Little more than a year ago, the NAACP seemed to be hurtling toward self-destruction.

2002 Fangoria Mar. 28/2 Daniel's spiral into self-destruction is wonderfully edgy, as he transforms from concerned husband to first-class basket case.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-destruction
释义	self-destructionn. Brit. /ˌsɛlfdᵻˈstrʌkʃn/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfdəˈstrəkʃən/ Forms: see self- prefix and destruction n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, destruction n. Etymology: < self- prefix + destruction n. Compare earlier self-murder n., self-slaughter n. Destruction of oneself or one's life, spec. suicide; the process by which a person brings about his or her own destruction, ruin, or downfall. Also: the action or process by which a system, organization, etc., destroys itself. Cf. auto-destruction n. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > killing > suicide > [noun] self-violence1532 self-slaughter1533 self-murder1570 self-destruction1572 self-death1583 self-killinga1586 self-homicide?1608 self-destroying1612 self-blood1621 suicide1643 autoctony1652 selfcide1692 suicism1751 suicidism1756 felo-de-se1771 felony-de-se1822 suicidalism1833 1572 G. Fenton tr. E. Pasquier Monophylo ii. f. 7^v Where man drawing to himselfe, hys selfe destruction [Fr. cestuy homme se perdant à son esciant], without other power of remedy then to late a repentaunce. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. xii. sig. X4 To frame of Earth a vessell of the minde, Where it should be to selfe-destruction bound. 1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία 364 Further than Selfe-destruction, none can drive this Selfe-seeking. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost x. 1016 Self-destruction therefore saught, refutes That excellence thought in thee. View more context for this quotation 1752 W. Mason Elfrida 77 Ye need not fear it, She means not self-destruction. 1797 Ann. Agric. 28 186 Our enemies in a state of beggary..with no other trade than in arms..nor any industry but in self-destruction. 1821 W. Scott Kenilworth II. iii. 52 To give gold to youth is..furnishing them with the means of self-destruction. 1889 D. B. Purinton Christian Theism iii. 125 This murderous philosophy, in destroying all things else, has likewise destroyed itself. In its self-destruction, we find a self-corrective. 1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 371 Very commonly attempts at self-destruction or self-injury are made. 1933 Broadway Brevities 30 Jan. 5/1 The suicide of an 80-year-old senile who was tormented into self-destruction due to the fear that his wife..had been untrue to him. 1963 I. Fleming On Her Majesty's Secret Service v. 55 The worm of self-destruction..behind the wild, playgirl façade, was eating away..her soul. 1996 Newsweek 12 Feb. 71/1 Little more than a year ago, the NAACP seemed to be hurtling toward self-destruction. 2002 Fangoria Mar. 28/2 Daniel's spiral into self-destruction is wonderfully edgy, as he transforms from concerned husband to first-class basket case. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1572
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