auto-destruct
[ aw-toh-di-struhkt ]
/ ˌɔ toʊ dɪˈstrʌkt /
verb (used without object)
Origin of auto-destruct
First recorded in 1970–75
OTHER WORDS FROM auto-destruct
au·to-de·struc·tion, noun au·to-de·struc·tive, adjectiveWords nearby auto-destruct
auto court,
auto lift,
auto racing,
auto-,
auto-da-fé,
auto-destruct,
auto-dial,
auto-dialer,
auto-repeat,
auto-tune,
auto.
British Dictionary definitions for autodestruct
autodestruct
/ (ˌɔːtəʊdɪˈstrʌkt) /
adjective Also: autodestructive
likely to or possessing the power to destroy or obliterate itself or its possessor
autodestruct mechanism
verb (intr)
(of a missile, machine, etc) to destroy itself