autodestruction
Destroying oneself deliberately
Autodestruction is the act of destroying oneself or itself—self-destruction with a mechanical or deliberate quality.
The term appears in discussions of art that incorporates its own destruction, machinery designed to self-destruct, or systems that contain the seeds of their own collapse: The sculpture's autodestruction was part of the performance.
Less common than self-destruction, it carries a more technical or philosophical tone.
Failure to operate properly
- meltdownCatastrophic loss of control
- implosionViolent collapse inward
- collapseSudden structural failure
- overloadBurden beyond capacity
failure · breakdown · burnout · overheating · short-circuit · chain reaction · runaway · demolition
Undermining your own goals
- self-defeatingCausing one's own failure
- self-loathingIntense disgust toward oneself
- self-harmDeliberately damaging one's body
- self-abuseMistreatment of oneself
self-punishment · masochism · suicide · overdose · self-mutilation · self-immolation · self-inflicted · self-annihilation
Absence of organization
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
- degradationDecline in condition
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- dissipationGradual loss or scattering
disintegration · irreversibility · dissolution · randomness · instability · deterioration · decline · erosion
Programmed cell death
- necrosisLocalized cell death
- atrophyWasting from disuse
- degenerationProgressive loss of function
- decayGradual organic breakdown
autolysis · senescence · deterioration · decomposition · tissue death · autophagy
Undermining your own goals
- tamperingImproper interference with something
- wreckingDestroying completely
- underminingWeakening by covert means
- subversionUndermining established authority
cyberattack · virus · backdoor · kill switch · logic bomb · insider threat · destabilization · disruption
malfunction
Failure to operate properly
- meltdownCatastrophic loss of control
- implosionViolent collapse inward
- collapseSudden structural failure
overload · failure · breakdown · burnout · overheating · short-circuit · chain reaction · runaway · demolition · disintegration
self-sabotage
Undermining your own goals
- self-defeatingCausing one's own failure
- self-loathingIntense disgust toward oneself
- self-harmDeliberately damaging one's body
self-abuse · self-punishment · masochism · suicide · overdose · self-mutilation · self-immolation · self-inflicted · self-annihilation · burnout
disorder
Absence of organization
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
- degradationDecline in condition
- decayGradual organic breakdown
dissipation · disintegration · irreversibility · dissolution · randomness · instability · deterioration · decline · erosion · wear
apoptosis
Programmed cell death
- necrosisLocalized cell death
- atrophyWasting from disuse
- degenerationProgressive loss of function
decay · autolysis · senescence · deterioration · decomposition · tissue death · autophagy
self-sabotage
Undermining your own goals
- tamperingImproper interference with something
- wreckingDestroying completely
- underminingWeakening by covert means
subversion · cyberattack · virus · backdoor · kill switch · logic bomb · insider threat · destabilization · disruption · corruption
autodestructionself-preservation
Instinct to survive danger
self-protection · self-repair · self-regeneration · self-healing · survival
autodestructionsabotage
Deliberate disruption of operations
murder · assassination · vandalism · attack · demolition
autodestructionself-preservation
Instinct to survive danger
self-care · self-love · self-protection · self-improvement · self-cultivation
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