selfdestruct
Programmed to explode
To selfdestruct is to destroy oneself or itself, either literally or figuratively.
Missiles and spacecraft may selfdestruct if they malfunction.
A person's career can selfdestruct through bad decisions: He watched his marriage selfdestruct over the course of a year.
The word implies an internal cause rather than external force—the destruction comes from within.
Also spelled self-destruct.
Chronic occupational depletion
- spiralCurve winding around center
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- unravelingProcess of coming undone
- implosionViolent collapse inward
meltdown · dysfunction · collapse · reckless · downfall
Utter, complete destruction
- obliterationTotal destruction or erasure
- disintegrationProcess of breaking apart
- implosionViolent collapse inward
- erasureAct of wiping away
extinction · eradication · termination · meltdown · collapse · endgame · irreversibility · doom
Weaken by stealth
- scuttlingHasty, low scurrying motion
- wreckingDestroying completely
- tamperingImproper interference with something
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
subversion · betrayal · treachery · destabilization · demolition · inside job · meltdown · corruption
Backward enumeration to zero
- triggerWhat initiates action
- detonationExplosive ignition event
- failsafeAutomatic protective default
- overrideCancel by authority
activation · explosive · timer · sequence · protocol · device · charge · initiation
Urgent crisis designation
- maydayRadio emergency signal
- sosDistress signal, lowercased
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
lockdown · breach · contingency · escape · panic · alarm · last resort · failsafe
burnout
Chronic occupational depletion
- spiralCurve winding around center
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- unravelingProcess of coming undone
implosion · meltdown · dysfunction · collapse · reckless · downfall
annihilation
Utter, complete destruction
- obliterationTotal destruction or erasure
- disintegrationProcess of breaking apart
- implosionViolent collapse inward
erasure · extinction · eradication · termination · meltdown · collapse · endgame · irreversibility · doom · ruination
undermine
Weaken by stealth
- scuttlingHasty, low scurrying motion
- wreckingDestroying completely
- tamperingImproper interference with something
compromise · subversion · betrayal · treachery · destabilization · demolition · inside job · meltdown · corruption · infiltration
countdown
Backward enumeration to zero
- triggerWhat initiates action
- detonationExplosive ignition event
- failsafeAutomatic protective default
override · activation · explosive · timer · sequence · protocol · device · charge · initiation · arming
code red
Urgent crisis designation
- maydayRadio emergency signal
- sosDistress signal, lowercased
- evacuationRemoval from danger
crisis · lockdown · breach · contingency · escape · panic · alarm · last resort · failsafe · abort sequence
selfdestructsurvive
Continue to exist
endure · self-repair · persist · regenerate · flourish
selfdestructself-care
Maintaining personal wellbeing
self-love · self-help · self-improvement · self-preservation
self, destruct, selves, selfish, selfless, selfhood, destruction, destructive, destructor