self-fulfilling
adjective /ˌself fʊlˈfɪlɪŋ/
/ˌself fʊlˈfɪlɪŋ/
[usually before noun]- a self-fulfilling prophecy is one that becomes true because people expect it to be true and behave in a way that will make it happen
- If you expect to fail, you will fail. It's a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Oxford Collocations DictionarySelf-fulfilling is used with these nouns:- prophecy