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self-defeating prophecy

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self-defeating prophecy (plural self-defeating prophecies)

  1. (philosophy, sociology) A situation in which the occurrence of a predicted event becomes less likely by predicting the event.
    Coordinate term: self-fulfilling prophecy
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