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self-fulfilling

UK
/ˌself.fʊlˈfɪl.ɪŋ/
US
/ˌsɛlf.fʊlˈfɪl.ɪŋ/

Translations

self-fulfillingadjective
more self-fulfilling
Comp.
most self-fulfilling
Super.
UK
/ˌself.fʊlˈfɪl.ɪŋ/
US
/ˌsɛlf.fʊlˈfɪl.ɪŋ/
The prophecy became a self-fulfilling prediction.
Пророчество стало самоисполняющимся предсказанием.
Synonyms
self-perpetuating
self-reinforcing
self-sustaining
inevitable
predictable

Definitions

self-fulfillingadjective
Describing a prediction or belief that causes itself to become true due to the behavior it generates.
The rumor became a self-fulfilling prophecy when people started acting as if it were true.
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