| 单词 | self-defeating |
| 释义 | self-defeating (once / 33483 pages) adj WORD FAMILY defeating: self-defeating+/defeat: defeated, defeating, defeatism, defeats/defeated: defeatedly, undefeated/defeatism: defeatist/defeatist: defeatists USAGE EXAMPLESShe emerged the same stubborn, self-defeating rebel she was in court. New York Times(Jan 12, 2012) If ego depletion is essentially caused by self-defeating thoughts, one has to wonder about the harm done by this overturned hypothesis. Time(Nov 29, 2016) But keeping loans flowing at such a pace creates such “substantial risks” that it could be a “self-defeating strategy”, Chen said. The Guardian(Nov 27, 2016) adj acting to defeat its own purpose it is self-defeating...to ignore the progress of events Syn unsuccessful not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome |
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