self-fulfilling prophecy

English

Etymology

self-fulfilling + prophecy

Noun

self-fulfilling prophecy (plural self-fulfilling prophecies)

  1. A prediction that, by being voiced, causes itself to come true.
  • self-defeating prophecy

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