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Meanings of self-defeating prophecy in English

Russian
самоотменяющееся пророчество
Catalan
profecia autofrustrada
Spanish
profecia autofrustrada

A prediction that prevents what it predicts from happening.

        самоотменяющееся пророчество
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        Examples for "self-fulfilling prophecy"
        Examples for "self-fulfilling prophecy"
        1
        The danger is that this can, and has, become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
        The Guardian
        2
        A well conceived museum becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy of its own importance.
        The Irish Times
        3
        Indeed, the association of 4 with death has become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
        The Guardian
        4
        Moreover, rising yields risk turning market speculation into a self-fulfilling prophecy.
        Reuters
        5
        Ultimately, of course, that loss of faith becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.
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        Translations for self-defeating prophecy