self-destruct
verb
self-de·struct ˌself-di-ˈstrəkt 
self-destructed; self-destructing; self-destructs
intransitive verb
: to destroy oneself or itself
self-destruct adjective
Word History
First Known Use
1968, in the meaning defined above
self-destruct
verb
as in to implode
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- implode
- crumble
- go under
- skid
- wane
- misfire
- crash
- struggle
- slump
- collapse
- decline
- miscarry
- tank
- slip
- fail
- strike out
- flounder
- bomb
- miss
- fold
- sink
- crater
- flop
- flunk
- flame out
- founder
- wash out
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- succeed
- go
- deliver
- click
- flourish
- thrive
- prosper
- work out
- win
- cook
- pan out
- prevail
- triumph
- come off
- go over
- forbore
- forborne
- forbs
- Forbush's sparrow
- forby
- forbye
- forc
- forcats
- force
- force (something) down
- force account
- force and arms
- force cup
- force de frappe
- force down
- force down someone's throat
- force field
- force fit
- force land
- force main
- force majeure
- force of circumstance
- force of circumstance(s)
- force of circumstances
- force of friction