self-fulfilling

[self-fool-fil-ing]

adjective

1. characterized by or bringing about self-fulfillment.

2. happening or brought about as a result of being foretold, expected, or talked about.

   a self-fulfilling prophecy.

self-fulfilling

adjective

1. (of an opinion or prediction) borne out because it is expected to be true or to happen

   a self-fulfilling prophecy

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-fulfilling¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

It’s becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy in which the “public” in public health is erased, ignoring the deeply rooted fact that an individual’s health cannot and never will be isolated from everyone else.

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Healthcare performance is obviously getting noticed by those dedicated to trading this space, but also by generalists and retail alike, helping to drive what is becoming almost a self-fulfilling upward trajectory not seen to this extent since late 2019.

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Healthcare performance is obviously getting noticed by those dedicated to trading this space, but also by generalists and retail alike, helping to drive what is becoming almost a self-fulfilling upward trajectory not seen to this extent since late 2019.

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This dark attitudes perpetuated on Whatever and its red-pill ilk can become a self-fulfilling prophecy, exacerbating the male loneliness crisis.

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Know your liquidation thresholds with all loans, the grace periods and what happens in a “crypto cascade” move where a rapid, self-fulfilling cycle from an initial price drop triggers automated liquidations of leveraged positions, thereby creating massive sell-offs.

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When To Use

What does self-fulfilling prophecy mean?

A self-fulfilling prophecy is a prediction that causes itself to be true due to the behavior (including the act of predicting it) of the believer.Self-fulling, here, means “brought about as a result of being foretold or talked about,” while prophecy refers to the prediction.