[{"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to destroy itself or oneself:The missile is built so that a malfunction will cause it to self-destruct.", "to cause itself or oneself to reach a state of collapse, dysfunction, confusion, or the like:The committee is so disorganized it will probably self-destruct before it can accomplish anything."]}, {"Bold_text": "adjective", "List Items": ["causing something to self-destruct:a self-destruct mechanism."]}]