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Pronunciation / Transliteration: svayam-nash
"उपग्रह को गंभीर विफलता की स्थिति में स्वयं-नाश के लिए डिज़ाइन किया गया है।"
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2 senses- 1
To destroy oneself or itself intentionally, often used in the context of devices or systems that are programmed to self-terminate.
"The satellite was designed to self-destruct if it encountered a critical failure." - 2
To cause oneself to fail or to bring about one's own downfall.
"His reckless behavior could lead him to self-destruct in his career."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'self-destruct' is a compound word formed from 'self', derived from Old English 'seolf', meaning 'oneself', and 'destruct', which comes from the Latin 'destruere', meaning 'to tear down'. The term evolved in the mid-20th century, primarily in the context of technology and military applications, to describe a mechanism that causes something to destroy itself automatically.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Self-Destruct" is said worldwide
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auto-détruire
Transliteration: o-to de-truir
"Le satellite est conçu pour s'auto-détruire en cas de défaillance critique."
selbstzerstören
Transliteration: zelbst-tsersh-to-ren
"Der Satellit wurde so konzipiert, dass er sich selbst zerstört, wenn ein kritischer Fehler auftritt."
autodistruggere
Transliteration: au-to-di-stru-gere
"Il satellite è progettato per autodistruggersi in caso di guasto critico."
autodestruirse
Transliteration: au-to-des-truir-se
"El satélite está diseñado para autodestruirse si encuentra una falla crítica."
autodestruir
Transliteration: au-to-des-truir
"O satélite foi projetado para se autodestruir em caso de falha crítica."
स्वयं-नाश
Transliteration: svayam-nash
"उपग्रह को गंभीर विफलता की स्थिति में स्वयं-नाश के लिए डिज़ाइन किया गया है।"
自毁
Transliteration: zì huǐ
"卫星设计为在遇到严重故障时自毁。"
자기 파괴
Transliteration: jagi pagoe
"위성은 심각한 오류가 발생할 경우 자기 파괴하도록 설계되었습니다."
自己破壊
Transliteration: jiko hakai
"衛星は重大な障害が発生した場合に自己破壊するように設計されています。"
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