self-fulfilling

[ self-fool-fil-ing ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

characterized by or bringing about self-fulfillment.
happening or brought about as a result of being foretold, expected, or talked about:
a self-fulfilling prophecy.

self-fulfilling

(of an opinion or prediction) borne out because it is expected to be true or to happen
a self-fulfilling prophecy

First recorded in 1950–55

It was a self-fulfilling prophecy, a feedback loop of rational and irrational fears.

The more brutal their actions, the more self-fulfilling this logic becomes.

Problem is, if enough people jump ship, that will become a self-fulfilling prophesy.

Discrimination can become a “self-fulfilling project,” he said.

Until now they have handcuffed themselves, turning the assessment of “no leverage” into a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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