self-destructive.

Likely to damage one's own well-being, interests, or relationships.

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Words that belong together

• self-destructive pattern
• self-destructive behavior

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He recognized the self-destructive pattern before accepting another reckless wager.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychology / human behavior. Forms: Comparative more self-destructive; superlative most self-destructive when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: character, behavior. Commonness: moderately common.