self-defeating
self-defeating · more self-defeating · most self-defeating
Containing elements that will cause it to failContaining elements that will cause it to fail; destined not to succeed by its very nature.
Meaning
1 sensesContaining 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.
More definitions
- acting to defeat its own purpose
Origin
From self- + defeating (present participle of defeat).From self- + defeating (present participle of defeat).
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Forms
more self-defeating, most self-defeating| Comparative | more self-defeating Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most self-defeating Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymscutting off one's nose to spite one's face
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedself-defeating prophecy
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form