The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word HARAKIRI , but the solution may also be IMPLOSION which is one of the most recent solution (2019 in LA Times).
Self-destruction crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HARAKIRI | 50 % | 8 |
| IMPLOSION | 50 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Self-destruction
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- self-annihilation
- suicide
- self-destruct
- self-harm
- self-destructive
- self-destructing
- destructing
- destroying
- destructive
- destructively
- destructivity
- destructiveness
Crossword Answer definitions
HARAKIRI noun- Ceremonial suicide by disembowelment, as by slicing open the abdomen with a dagger or knife: formerly practised in Japan by the Samurai when disgraced or sentenced to death.
- Suicide or any suicidal action.
- (by extension) An act against one's own interests.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result HARAKIRI
- It translates to "belly cut"
- Samurai ritual
- Japanese method of face-saving.
- Seppuku, in Japan.
- Samurai tradition, before 1868.
- Japanese ritual.
- Self-destruction
- "Shogun" rite
- Cio-Cio-San's way out
- Act in "The Last Samurai"