self-fulfilling
English
Etymology
self- + fulfilling
Adjective
self-fulfilling (not comparable)
- Describing a prediction that causes itself to occur as predicted.
- The prediction of poor turnout for the event was self-fulfilling: once people heard the turnout would be bad, they didn't come.
Derived terms
- self-fulfilling prophecy
Translations
describing a prediction that causes itself to occur as predicted
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