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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"
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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
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Indeed, the association of 4 with death has become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
The Guardian
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Moreover, rising yields risk turning market speculation into a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Reuters
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Ultimately, of course, that loss of faith becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.
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Translations for self-defeating prophecy