Значення

значень: 1
  1. Containing elements that will cause it to fail; destined not to succeed by its very nature.

    Cutting off your nose to spite your face is self-defeating.

Ще визначення
  • acting to defeat its own purpose

Походження

From self- + defeating (present participle of defeat).

From self- + defeating (present participle of defeat).

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Форми

more self-defeating, most self-defeating
Вищий ступіньmore self-defeating Урок
Найвищий ступіньmost self-defeating Урок

правильне

Синоніми

синонімів: 1
cutting off one's nose to spite one's face

Спільнокореневі

пов’язаних слів: 1

Дивіться також

сусідні слова
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