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self-undermining

Translations

self-underminingnoun
self-underminings
pl
Uncountable (occasionally countable) gerund meaning the act of undermining oneself.
His constant public complaints were an exercise in self-undermining.
Его постоянные публичные жалобы были проявлением саморазрушения.
Additional translations
самоподрыв
self-undermininggerund / present participle
Used both attributively and predicatively to describe something that weakens its own position.
Proclaiming that facts do not matter is a self-undermining argument.
Утверждение о том, что факты не имеют значения, — саморазрушительный аргумент.
Additional translations
самоподрывающий

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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