Home › Words › A › autodestructionautodestructionautodestruction · noun — A feature of a system whereby it destroys itself; the act of this destruction.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom auto- + destruction.nounA feature of a system whereby it destroys itself; the act of this destruction.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.autodestruct 88% match — To destroy itself by design (as of a mechanical system). vs autodestruction →autodestructive 80% match — Self-destroying; self-destructive. vs autodestruction →autodeletion 68% match — Automatic deletion; the process of autodeleting. vs autodestruction →autodecomposition 66% match — The spontaneous decomposition of a substance, especially in an explosive manner. vs autodestruction →destruct 64% match — To intentionally cause the destruction of. vs autodestruction →autothysis 63% match — A process by which an animal destroys itself via internal rupture or explosion of an organ. vs autodestruction →autodegradation 63% match — Degradation of an organ or substance caused by itself. vs autodestruction →autolysis 62% match — The destruction of an organism's cells by enzymes produced by the organism itself. vs autodestruction →