self-destruction

Questions about self-destruction

What does self-destruction mean?

self-destruction means "the act of killing yourself". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in self-destruction?

self-destruction has 3 syllables: self--de-struction. The stress falls on "self-". In IPA it is /ˈsɛlfdɪˈstɹʌkts/.

What is another word for self-destruction?

Close synonyms include suicide, self-annihilation. 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.

Is self-destruction a common word?

self-destruction is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.