self-fulfilling prophecy
self-fulfilling prophecy · self-fulfilling prophecies
selbsterfüllende Prophezeiung
A prediction that, by being voiced, causes itself to come trueA prediction that, by being voiced, causes itself to come true.
Meaning
1 sensesA prediction that, by being voiced, causes itself to come true.
selbsterfüllende Prophezeiung
Translations
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By meaning 1
A prediction that, by being voiced, causes itself to come true:
Origin
Coined by sociologist Robert K. Merton.Coined by sociologist Robert K. Merton.
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Forms
plural: self-fulfilling prophecies| Singular | self-fulfilling prophecy |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatednominative determinism