What is the meaning of self-defeating?

adjective

  • Acting to defeat its own purpose.
    • usage: "it is self-defeating... To ignore the progress of events"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
9
 
|15 years ago|457 views|share |citing 
APAWordNet. (2010). self-defeating. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/self-defeating/definitions/1183075
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "self-defeating" http://smartdefine.org/self-defeating/definitions/1183075 (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, self-defeating, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/self-defeating/definitions/1183075>.
MLAWordNet. "self-defeating" 23 October 2010. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/self-defeating/definitions/1183075>