self-fulfillingadj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛl(f)fᵿlˈfɪlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlf(f)ə(l)ˈfɪlɪŋ/

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

Etymology: < self- prefix + fulfilling adj. Compare earlier self-fulfilment n. at self- prefix 6.

Of an opinion, prediction, etc.: giving rise to actions which bring about its fulfilment; bound to be proved correct or to come true because of conditions created by its being expressed. Chiefly in self-fulfilling prophecy.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > [noun] > causing its own fulfilment

self-fulfilling prophecy1832

1832 Morning Post 4 Apr. Suffice it to say, the licensed fabricators of self-fulfilling prophecies are again upon their stools.

1878 Dundee Courier & Argus 12 Apr. Whether such maledictions are sometimes prophetic, or whether, without the prophetic element, they have a self-fulfilling tendency, we do not presume to decide.

1949 R. K. Merton Social Theory vii. 181 The self-fulfilling prophecy is, in the beginning, a false definition of the situation evoking a new behavior which makes the originally false conception come true.

1973 Times 7 Dec. 18/8 Panic buying of spirits..caused largely by forecasts of the shortage—a self-fulfilling prophecy.

1983 J. Macy Despair & Personal Power i. 9 There is also the superstition that negative thoughts are self-fulfilling. ‘To speak of doom will make it more likely to happen’.

2010 W. T. Horner Ohio's Kingmaker vi. 118 Creditors called in their loans to the company on the suspicion that it was failing, and it became a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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

单词	self-fulfilling
释义	self-fulfillingadj. Brit. /ˌsɛl(f)fᵿlˈfɪlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsɛlf(f)ə(l)ˈfɪlɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, fulfilling adj. Etymology: < self- prefix + fulfilling adj. Compare earlier self-fulfilment n. at self- prefix 6. Of an opinion, prediction, etc.: giving rise to actions which bring about its fulfilment; bound to be proved correct or to come true because of conditions created by its being expressed. Chiefly in self-fulfilling prophecy. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > [noun] > causing its own fulfilment self-fulfilling prophecy1832 1832 Morning Post 4 Apr. Suffice it to say, the licensed fabricators of self-fulfilling prophecies are again upon their stools. 1878 Dundee Courier & Argus 12 Apr. Whether such maledictions are sometimes prophetic, or whether, without the prophetic element, they have a self-fulfilling tendency, we do not presume to decide. 1949 R. K. Merton Social Theory vii. 181 The self-fulfilling prophecy is, in the beginning, a false definition of the situation evoking a new behavior which makes the originally false conception come true. 1973 Times 7 Dec. 18/8 Panic buying of spirits..caused largely by forecasts of the shortage—a self-fulfilling prophecy. 1983 J. Macy Despair & Personal Power i. 9 There is also the superstition that negative thoughts are self-fulfilling. ‘To speak of doom will make it more likely to happen’. 2010 W. T. Horner Ohio's Kingmaker vi. 118 Creditors called in their loans to the company on the suspicion that it was failing, and it became a self-fulfilling prophecy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1832
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