SELF-DESTRUCTIVE

Meaning of SELF-DESTRUCTIVE in English

ˌself-deˈstructive BrE AmE adjective

deliberately doing things that are likely to seriously harm or kill yourself:

a self-destructive alcoholic

—self-destruction noun [uncountable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

SELF-DESTRUCTIVE — adjective Date: 1641 acting or tending to harm or destroy oneself , ~ness noun
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SELF-DESTRUCTIVE — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : acting or tending to destroy oneself or itself : suicidal postulated an innate death instinct to account …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SELF-DESTRUCTIVE — (a.) Destroying, or tending to destroy, one's self or itself; rucidal.
Английский словарь Webster
SELF-DESTRUCTIVE — ( a. ) Destroying, or tending to destroy, one's self or itself; rucidal.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SELF-DESTRUCTIVE — — self-destructively , adv. /self"di struk"tiv, self'-/ , adj. 1. harmful, injurious, or destructive to oneself: His constant arguing with …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SELF-DESTRUCTIVE — adjective Date: 1641 : acting or tending to harm or destroy oneself self-destructive behavior also : suicidal a self-destructive impulse …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SELF-DESTRUCTIVE — adj destroying, or tending to destroy, one's self or itself; rucidal.
Webster English vocab
SELF-DESTRUCTIVE — Pronunciation: - ' str ə k-tiv Function: adjective Date: 1641 : acting or tending to harm or destroy oneself < …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SELF-DESTRUCTIVE — ■ adjective destroying or causing harm to oneself. Derivatives self-destruction noun ~ly adverb
Concise Oxford English vocab
SELF-DESTRUCTIVE — [self-de.struc.tive] adj (1654): acting or tending to harm or destroy oneself; also: suicidal -- self-de.struc.tive.ness n
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SELF-DESTRUCTIVE — self-destructive BrE AmE ˌself di ˈstrʌkt ɪv ◂ -də- ▷ self-destructive|ly li ▷ self-destructive|ness nəs nɪs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SELF-DESTRUCTIVE — ➡ self-destruction
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SELF-DESTRUCTIVE — Self-destructive behaviour is harmful to the person who behaves in that way. He had a reckless, self-destructive streak. ADJ
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SELF-DESTRUCTIVE — Self-destructive behaviour is harmful to the person who behaves in that way. He had a reckless, ~ streak. ADJ
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SELF-DESTRUCTIVE — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ In spite of Cobain's self-destructive lifestyle, he managed to create some classic songs. EXAMPLES …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SELF-DESTRUCTIVE — Synonyms and related words : baneful, bloodthirsty, bloody, bloody-minded, calamitous, cataclysmal, cataclysmic, catastrophic, consuming, consumptive, cruel, cutthroat, deadly, demolishing, demolitionary, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SELF-DESTRUCTIVE — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
SELF-DESTRUCTIVE — adj. Self-destructive is used with these nouns: ↑ behaviour
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SELF-DESTRUCTIVE — самоуничтожающийся самоубийственный вредящий себе - * person сам себе враг
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SELF-DESTRUCTIVE — Самоубийственный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SELF-DESTRUCTIVE — a 1> самоубийственный 2> вредящий себе self-destructive person - сам себе враг
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SELF-DESTRUCTIVE — самоуничтожающийся
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SELF DESTRUCTIVE — (n) вредящий себе
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SELF DESTRUCTIVE — (a) самоубийственный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SELF-DESTRUCTIVE — a 1) самоубийственный 2) вредящий себе ~ person - ≅ сам себе враг
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SELF-DESTRUCTIVE — a 1> самоубийственный 2> вредящий себе self-destructive person - сам себе враг
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SELF-DESTRUCTIVE — самоуничтожающийся самоубийственный вредящий себе - * person сам себе враг
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DESTRUCTIVE — adj destructive
Interlingua English vocab
SELF — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Black Panther Party for Self Defense self defense Self Defense Force self determination self …
Английский словарь Британика
SELF — I. ˈself, ˈseu̇f, South often ˈse(ə)f pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English self, seolf, sylf; akin to Old Frisian …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DESTRUCTIVE — I. də̇ˈstrəktiv, dēˈ-, -ktēv also -təv adjective Etymology: Middle French destructif, from Late Latin destructivus, from Latin destructus + -ivus …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SELF- — combining form Etymology: Middle English, from Old English self-, seolf-, sylf-, from self, seolf, sylf, pron. & adjective 1. a. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DESTRUCTIVE — (a.) Causing destruction; tending to bring about ruin, death, or devastation; ruinous; fatal; productive of serious evil; mischievous; pernicious; -- …
Английский словарь Webster
DESTRUCTIVE — ( a. ) Causing destruction; tending to bring about ruin, death, or devastation; ruinous; fatal; productive of serious evil; mischievous; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SELF- — a combining form of self and variously used with the meanings "of the self" ( self-analysis ) and "by oneself …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SELF — /self/ , n. , pl. selves , adj., pron., pl. selves , v. n. 1. a person or thing referred …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DESTRUCTIVE — — destructively , adv. — destructiveness, destructivity /dee'struk tiv"i tee/ , n. /di struk"tiv/ , adj. 1. tending to destroy; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SELF — I. ˈself, Southern also ˈsef pronoun Etymology: Middle English (intensive pronoun), from Old English; akin to Old High German selb, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SELF- — Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from self 1. a. : oneself or itself self- supporting b. : of oneself …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DESTRUCTIVE — adjective Date: 15th century 1. : causing destruction : ruinous destructive storm 2. : designed or tending to hurt or …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SELF — noun personification; embodiment. 2. self ·adj same; particular; very; identical. 3. self ·noun hence, personal interest, or love of private …
Webster English vocab
DESTRUCTIVE — noun one who destroys; a radical reformer; a destructionist. 2. destructive ·adj causing destruction; tending to bring about ruin, death, …
Webster English vocab
SELF — the I as experienced by an individual. In modern psychology the notion of the self has replaced earlier conceptions of …
Britannica English vocabulary
DESTRUCTIVE — destructive BrE AmE di ˈstrʌkt ɪv də- ▷ destructive|ly li ▷ destructive|ness nəs nɪs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SELF — / self; NAmE / noun ( pl. selves / selvz; NAmE /) 1. [ C , usually sing. ] the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DESTRUCTIVE — / dɪˈstrʌktɪv; NAmE / adjective causing destruction or damage : the destructive power of modern weapons the destructive effects of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SELF — self S2 W3 /self/ BrE AmE noun ( plural selves /selvz/) [ Language: Old English ] 1 . [countable usually …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DESTRUCTIVE — de ‧ struc ‧ tive /dɪˈstrʌktɪv/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ destroyer , ↑ destruction ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SELF — n. & adj. --n. (pl. selves) 1 a person's or thing's own individuality or essence (showed his true self). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DESTRUCTIVE — adj. 1 (often foll. by to, of) destroying or tending to destroy (destructive of her peace of mind; is destructive …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SELF — n. & adj. n. (pl. selves) 1 a person's or thing's own individuality or essence (showed his true self). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DESTRUCTIVE — adj. 1 (often foll. by to, of) destroying or tending to destroy (destructive of her peace of mind; is destructive …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SELF — n. & adj. --n. (pl. selves) 1. a person's or thing's own individuality or essence (showed his true self). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
DESTRUCTIVE — adj.1 (often foll. by to, of) destroying or tending to destroy (destructive of her peace of mind; is destructive to …
Oxford English vocab
DESTRUCTIVE — Something that is destructive causes or is capable of causing great damage, harm, or injury. ...the awesome destructive power of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SELF — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be a shadow/ghost of your former self (= be much less confident, healthy, energetic etc …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DESTRUCTIVE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB as ▪ And this can be as destructive to enjoyment and adventure as inflated …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DESTRUCTIVE — [adjective]Modern weapons have an extremely high destructive force/power.They are very concerned about the destructive effects that violent films may have …
Cambridge English vocab
SELF — n. Black Panther Party for Self Defense self defense Self Defense Force self determination self esteem self fertilization self heal …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SELF — Synonyms and related words : I, I myself, alter, alter ego, alterum, anima, anima humana, atman, ba, better self, breath, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DESTRUCTIVE — Synonyms and related words : adverse, annihilative, antithetical, bad, baleful, baneful, black, brutal, calamitous, cataclysmal, cataclysmic, catastrophic, catching, communicable, condemnatory, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SELF — n. self abandoned self abnegating self abnegation self absorbed self abuse self accusation self admiration self asserting self assertive self …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DESTRUCTIVE — adj. Function: adjective having the capability, property, or effect of destroying FF1C; a destructive windstorm FF1E; FF1C; his brother was …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DESTRUCTIVE — adjective having the capability, property, or effect of destroying a destructive windstorm his brother was a destructive influence in his …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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