self-defeating

self-de·feat·ing

(sĕlf′dĭ-fē′tĭng)

adj.

Injurious to one's or its own purposes or welfare: "American officials will find it harder than ever to ward off self-defeating protectionist measures" (George R. Packard).

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self-defeating

adj

(of a plan, action, etc) unable to achieve the intended result

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

self-defeating - acting to defeat its own purpose; "it is self-defeating...to ignore the progress of events" unsuccessful - not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome

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Translations

self-defeating

[ˌselfdɪˈfiːtɪŋ] ADJ → contraproducente

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self-defeating

[ˌsɛlfdɪˈfiːtɪŋ] adj → controproducente

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