self-defeating prophecy
self-defeating prophecy · self-defeating prophecies
A situation in which the occurrence of a predicted event becomes less likely by…A situation in which the occurrence of a predicted event becomes less likely by predicting the event.
Meaning
1 sensesA situation in which the occurrence of a predicted event becomes less likely by predicting the event.
Forms
plural: self-defeating prophecies| Singular | self-defeating prophecy |
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See also
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