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self-defeating
[ self-di-fee-ting, self- ]
adjective
- serving to frustrate, thwart, etc., one's own intention or interests:
His behavior was certainly self-defeating.
self-defeating
adjective
- (of a plan, action, etc) unable to achieve the intended result
Example Sentences
“He is trying to communicate that he has managed to strike an awesome deal, the best deal possible. So it would be self-defeating to debunk that idea.”
“It’s a human instinct, but it’s a self-defeating cycle. It’s absolutely better for everybody if people don’t hoard.”
Now, I'm about as dysfunctional and self-defeating as the average adult man who occasionally enjoys life's offerings.
“Our party has a sad — and politically self-defeating — history of alienating immigrant groups.”
Qualley was convincing both when playing Sue’s initial vapidness as well as her growing, steely, self-defeating narcissism.
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