Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb self-destruct

1 sense of self-destruct

Sense 1
self-destruct, self-destroy -- (do away with oneself or itself; "The machine will self-destruct if you tamper with it")
       => destroy, destruct -- (do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house")