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self-defeating

Translations

self-defeatingadjective
more self-defeating
Comp.
most self-defeating
Super.
Skipping the exam to avoid failure was a self-defeating decision.
Sauter l’examen pour éviter un échec était une décision contre-productive.
Additional translations
autodestructeurSe dit surtout d’un comportement, d’une attitude ou d’une stratégie qui se nuit à elle-même.

Definitions

self-defeatingadjective
Tending to hinder or undermine one's own aims or interests; counterproductive.
Skipping the exam to avoid failure was a self-defeating decision.
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