destruct
pronunciation
How to pronounce destruct in British English:
UK [dɪs'trʌkt]
How to pronounce destruct in American English:
US [dɪ'strʌkt]
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- Verb:
- destroy (one's own missile or rocket)
- do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
Word Origin
- destruct (v.)
- "to destroy," 1958, probably a back-formation from destruction in the jargon of U.S. aerospace and defense workers to refer to deliberate destruction of a missile in flight by a friendly agent; popularized 1966 in form self-destruct in the voice-over at the beginning of popular TV spy drama "Mission Impossible." OED records an isolated use of destruct from 17c., in this case probably from Latin destruct-, past participle stem of destruere.
Example
- 1. How dare you destruct their relationship with your evil !
- 2. The self destruct system requires two separate codes .
- 3. I needed another path or I 'd self destruct .
- 4. Your world is about to destruct .
- 5. The rain destruct the crops .