Verb
do away with oneself or itself
Source: WordNetThe days of the digitals are numbered. The metaphor is built into them like a self-destruct mechanism. Tom Stoppard
As long as we can tell stories about our ability to survive, the more we will hope, not self-destruct. Christina Ricci
I'll never understand how a man can live his life With his finger on the self-destruct button, Holding it there day after day, Blinded by an obsession to press it But lacking the conviction to do even that. Neal Shusterman
The more that democracy is assumed to be inevitable, the more likely it will self-destruct. James Bovard
We've seen a lot of people self-destruct because of a small taste of success. Shannon Hoon
Also she signed away the right to self-destruct years ago. The fine print on the birth certificate, her friend calls it. Jenny Offill