- to destroy itself or oneself: The missile is built so that a malfunction will cause it to self-destruct.
- to cause itself or oneself to reach a state of collapse, dysfunction, confusion, or the like: The committee is so disorganized it will probably self-destruct before it can accomplish anything.
- causing something to self-destruct: a self-destruct mechanism.
- to explode or disintegrate automatically as a result of pre-programming
- to destroy oneself, one's reputation, etc, through one's habits or actions
- (as modifier)
