self-destruct

(-di strukt)

intransitive verb

  1. to destroy itself automatically: a missile designed to self-destruct
  2. to greatly harm oneself or itself, specif. as the result of inherent or fundamental flaws

See self-destruct in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A mechanism for causing a device to destroy itself.
intransitive verb self-de·struct·ed, self-de·struct·ing, self-de·structs
To destroy oneself or itself: “died at 28, wasted from years of self-destructing on drugs” (Jack Kroll).

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Origin: Back-formation from self-destruction

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