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[ self-di-fee-ting, self- ] / ˈsɛlf dɪˈfi tɪŋ, ˌsɛlf- /
adjectiveserving to frustrate, thwart, etc., one's own intention or interests: His behavior was certainly self-defeating. Words nearby self-defeatingself-curing resin, self-dealing, self-deceived, self-deceiving, self-deception, self-defeating, self-defence, self-defense, self-deliverance, self-delusion, self-denial Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for self-defeatingIt would seem like a self-defeating move for a government contractor to become a tax exile. Big Pharma Skips to the U.K. to Avoid Taxes|Daniel Gross|May 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST Even that most fundamental American activity of pursuing happiness can become a self-defeating drive. How Depression Could Save Your Life|Nick Romeo|March 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST This isn't a policy in any coherent sense of that word; it's an artifact of resentment, a self-defeating relic from another era. Obama Should End America’s Stupidest Foreign Policy: Isolating Cuba|Robert Shrum|February 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST From a clinical point of view, Dr. Foehl opined, this behavior would be labeled as a “self-defeating personality disorder.” Why Antics by Several Republicans Suggest the Party Needs Therapy|Dean Obeidallah|January 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I believe absolutely and positively that violence is self-defeating. We Need MLK’s Revolutionary Spirit|Roland S. Martin|January 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST Not only would such an attempt involve impossible inquiries, but the attempt would be self-defeating. Social Rights And Duties|Leslie Stephen No, it would be self-defeating folly to make Wagner appear less in order to have Strauss appear more. How to Appreciate Music|Gustav Kobb Piecemeal operations within each lesser drainage area can be self-defeating or, at the very least, needlessly expensive. Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006|Various Born of crass ignorance and self-defeating greed, it cannot bear the light. American Political Ideas Viewed From The Standpoint Of Universal History|John Fiske
British Dictionary definitions for self-defeating
adjective(of a plan, action, etc) unable to achieve the intended result Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |