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self-annihilation

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self-an⋅ni⋅hi⋅la⋅tion

  [self-uh-nahy-uh-ley-shuhn, self-]
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–noun
1. self-destruction; suicide.
2. surrender, abnegation, or immolation of the self in mystic contemplation of or union with God.
Origin:
1640–50
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self-an·ni·hi·la·tion   (sělf'ə-nī'ə-lā'shən)
n.  

  1. Self-destruction.

  2. Loss of self-awareness, as in a mystical state.

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