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self-undermining

Translations

self-underminingnoun
self-underminings
pl
Uncountable (occasionally countable) gerund meaning the act of undermining oneself.
auto-sabotageAction ou processus par lequel on nuit à ses propres intérêts.
His constant public complaints were an exercise in self-undermining.
Ses plaintes publiques constantes relevaient de l’auto-sabotage.
self-undermininggerund / present participle
Used both attributively and predicatively to describe something that weakens its own position.
auto-destructeurQui affaiblit sa propre position ou se contredit de manière à nuire à son propre objectif.
Proclaiming that facts do not matter is a self-undermining argument.
Affirmer que les faits n’ont pas d’importance est un argument auto-destructeur.
Additional translations
auto-sabotantMoins courant; employé surtout dans un registre analytique ou psychologique.

Definitions

self-underminingnoun
The act or process of undermining oneself or one’s own intentions.
His constant public complaints were an exercise in self-undermining.
self-undermininggerund / present participle
Tending to weaken or contradict itself; causing harm to one’s own position or purpose.
Proclaiming that facts do not matter is a self-undermining argument.
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