self-defeatingadj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfdᵻˈfiːtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfdəˈfidɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, defeating adj.

Etymology: < self- prefix + defeating adj.

Of an action or activity: preventing attainment of the end it is designed to bring about; futile or counterproductive.

ΚΠ

1812 Brit. Rev. Oct. 84 The silly and self-defeating ambition it pourtrays, being so prevalent amongst the middle classes of English society.

1880 Mind 5 497 Disregard of the primary impulse may be self-defeating, as when a mother absorbed in maternal duties neglects her health so much as to become incapacitated for their discharge.

1909 W. M. Urban Valuation xiv. 413 In this concept of the self-defeating process we have a negative test of validity.

1949 M. Mead Male & Female ix. 196 The Weimar Republic's self-defeating practice of giving..jobs..to older men.

2010 H. Jacobson Finkler Question vi. 143 To bar communication between intellectuals, who are always our best hope of peace, is particularly self-defeating and inane.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-defeating
释义	self-defeatingadj. Brit. /ˌsɛlfdᵻˈfiːtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfdəˈfidɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, defeating adj. Etymology: < self- prefix + defeating adj. Of an action or activity: preventing attainment of the end it is designed to bring about; futile or counterproductive. ΚΠ 1812 Brit. Rev. Oct. 84 The silly and self-defeating ambition it pourtrays, being so prevalent amongst the middle classes of English society. 1880 Mind 5 497 Disregard of the primary impulse may be self-defeating, as when a mother absorbed in maternal duties neglects her health so much as to become incapacitated for their discharge. 1909 W. M. Urban Valuation xiv. 413 In this concept of the self-defeating process we have a negative test of validity. 1949 M. Mead Male & Female ix. 196 The Weimar Republic's self-defeating practice of giving..jobs..to older men. 2010 H. Jacobson Finkler Question vi. 143 To bar communication between intellectuals, who are always our best hope of peace, is particularly self-defeating and inane. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1812
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