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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Causing injury to oneself or harm to one's interests..
Between 1997 and 2006, ownership of Glenfeshie passed between three Danish businessmen – and with it a self-destructive business model. Only by maintaining very high numbers of livestock could the flow of fee-paying deerstalkers armed with rifles be ensured, but because of the rising cost of gamekeepers and estate upkeep, Glenfeshie’s sporting operations were still making a loss.
Use self-destructive when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Self-destructive means Causing injury to oneself or harm to one's interests..
Common synonyms include dangerous, suicidal, unsafe.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Between 1997 and 2006, ownership of Glenfeshie passed between three Danish businessmen – and with it a self-destructive business model. Only by maintaining very high numbers of livestock could the flow of fee-paying deerstalkers armed with rifles be ensured, but because of the rising cost of gamekeepers and estate upkeep, Glenfeshie’s sporting operations were still making a loss.
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