massacre vs self-destruction

massacre

noun
  • Any overwhelming defeat, as in a game or sport. 

  • St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre 

  • The killing of a considerable number (usually limited to people) where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to civilized norms. 

verb
  • To win against (an opponent) very decisively. 

  • To perform (a work, such as a musical piece or a play) very poorly. 

  • To kill with great force or brutality. 

  • To kill in considerable numbers where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to civilized norms. (Often limited to the killing of human beings.) 

self-destruction

noun
  • The voluntary destruction of something by itself. 

How often have the words massacre and self-destruction occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )