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Self-destructive   /sɛlf-dɪstrˈəktɪv/   Listen
Self-destructive

adjective
1.
Dangerous to yourself or your interests.  Synonym: suicidal.  "A suicidal corporate takeover strategy" , "A kamikaze pilot"





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"Self-destructive" Quotes from Famous Books



... with every spadeful that he throws out, and at last, while he is hard at work, in he tumbles. It is the conviction spoken in the proverbs of all nations, expressed here by David in a figure drawn from life—the conviction that all sin digs its own grave and is self-destructive. The psalm does not proclaim the yet deeper truth that this automatic action, by which sin sets in motion its own punishment, has a disciplinary purpose, so that the arrows of God wound for healing, and ...
— The Life of David - As Reflected in His Psalms • Alexander Maclaren
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