What does "self-stultifying" mean?

That is inherently disproven, undermined or hindered by the very act of expressing it, without being a logical contradiction.

What is a synonym for "self-stultifying"?

Common synonyms include: self-defeating.

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Adjective

1
That is inherently disproven, undermined or hindered by the very act of expressing it, without being a logical contradiction. not-comparable
"It's self-stultifying for a politician to say that all politicians are liars."
2
Self-denigrating. not-comparable
"[…] we have got to renounce a program that always involves humiliating self-stultifying scrambling to crawl somewhere where we are not wanted; where we crouch panting like a whipped dog."

"It's self-stultifying for a politician to say that all politicians are liars."

From self- + stultifying.

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