self-destruct

verb (used without object)

1. to destroy itself or oneself: The missile is built so that a malfunction will cause it to self-destruct.
2. to cause itself or oneself to reach a state of collapse, dysfunction, confusion, or the like: The committee is so disorganized it will probably self-destruct before it can accomplish anything.

adjective

3. causing something to self-destruct: a self-destruct mechanism.

verb

1. (intr) to explode or disintegrate automatically as a result of pre-programmingthe missile self-destructed
2. to destroy oneself, one’s reputation, etc, through one’s habits or actionsI totally self-destructed with drugs

noun

3. (as modifier)hit the self-destruct button

v.in reference to things, “to destroy itself automatically,” from self- + destruct, apparently first attested in the U.S. television series “Mission Impossible” (1966). Self-destructive is recorded from 1650s, and self-destruction “suicide” is attested from 1580s.