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Definition of self-fulfilling adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

self-fulfilling

adjective
 
/ˌself fʊlˈfɪlɪŋ/
 
/ˌself fʊlˈfɪlɪŋ/
[usually before noun]
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  1. a self-fulfilling prophecy is one that becomes true because people expect it to be true and behave in a way that will make it happen
    • If you expect to fail, you will fail. It's a self-fulfilling prophecy.
    Oxford Collocations DictionarySelf-fulfilling is used with these nouns:
    • prophecy
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See self-fulfilling in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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