SELF-DESTRUCTIVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does self-destructive mean? 

• SELF-DESTRUCTIVE (adjective)
  The adjective SELF-DESTRUCTIVE has 1 sense:

1. dangerous to yourself or your interests

  Familiarity information: SELF-DESTRUCTIVE used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SELF-DESTRUCTIVE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Dangerous to yourself or your interests

Synonyms:

self-destructive; suicidal

Context example:

a kamikaze pilot

Similar:

dangerous; unsafe (involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm)

 Context examples 

Warning signs that it might be a more serious problem include: • Problems in more than one setting (at school, at home, with peers) • Changes in appetite or sleep • Social withdrawal or fear of things he or she did not used to be not afraid of • Returning to behaviors more common in younger children, such as bedwetting • Signs of being upset, such as sadness or tearfulness • Signs of self-destructive behavior, such as head-banging or suddenly getting hurt often • Repeated thoughts of death

(Child Mental Health, NIH: National Institute of Mental Health)