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self-fulfilling_prophecy
self-fulfilling prophecy
English
Noun
self-fulfilling prophecy (plural self-fulfilling prophecies)
- (usually derogatory) A prediction that, by being voiced, causes itself to come true.
Related terms
- self-defeating prophecy
Translations
A prediction that, by being voiced, causes itself to come true
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