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, adjective

Words nearby auto-destruct

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