Self-fulfilling

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Describing a prediction that causes itself to occur as predicted. not-comparable

    "The prediction of poor turnout for the event was self-fulfilling: once people heard the turnout would be bad, they didn't come."

Synonyms

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self-caused

Example

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""It's not my job" is a self-fulfilling prophecy."

Etymology

From self- + fulfilling.

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self-fulfilling prophecy

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