self-destruct

1. 1.

   do away with oneself or itself

   “The machine will self-destruct if you tamper with it”

   Synonymsself-destroy

   Broaderdestroy

Questions about self-destruct

What does self-destruct mean?

self-destruct means "do away with oneself or itself".

How many syllables are in self-destruct?

self-destruct has 3 syllables: self--de-struct. The stress falls on "self-". In IPA it is /ˈsɛlfdɪˈstɹʌkt/.

What is another word for self-destruct?

Close synonyms include self-destroy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.