self-saboteurn.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfsabəˈtəː/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfˌsæbəˈtər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, saboteur n.

Etymology: < self- prefix + saboteur n. Compare earlier self-sabotager n. at self-sabotage v. Derivatives.

A person who self-sabotages; = self-sabotager n.

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1943 Daily News (N.Y.) 6 Mar. 22/1 The Volunteer Worker: Don't let frayed nerves 'get' you. Self-saboteurs hold up war efforts. So eat right, sleep well, and practice enforced periods of relaxation daily.

1996 Hamilton (Ont.) Spectator (Nexis) 4 June c5 Self-saboteurs who act from low self-esteem aren't trying to punish themselves... Rather, these people's judgment is distorted by their lousy self-image.

2005 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 23 Nov. c16/3 He would react to the claustrophobia of fame by punching and kicking his way out of it... He was a winner, but a self-saboteur.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	self-saboteur
释义	self-saboteurn. Brit. /ˌsɛlfsabəˈtəː/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˌsæbəˈtər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, saboteur n. Etymology: < self- prefix + saboteur n. Compare earlier self-sabotager n. at self-sabotage v. Derivatives. A person who self-sabotages; = self-sabotager n. ΚΠ 1943 Daily News (N.Y.) 6 Mar. 22/1 The Volunteer Worker: Don't let frayed nerves 'get' you. Self-saboteurs hold up war efforts. So eat right, sleep well, and practice enforced periods of relaxation daily. 1996 Hamilton (Ont.) Spectator (Nexis) 4 June c5 Self-saboteurs who act from low self-esteem aren't trying to punish themselves... Rather, these people's judgment is distorted by their lousy self-image. 2005 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 23 Nov. c16/3 He would react to the claustrophobia of fame by punching and kicking his way out of it... He was a winner, but a self-saboteur. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.1943
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