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Every theory is a self-fulfilling prophecy that orders experience into the framework it provides.
Ruth Hubbard

Meaning of "self-fulfilling" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SELF-FULFILLING

self-fulfilling play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SELF-FULFILLING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Self-Fulfilling is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SELF-FULFILLING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

self-fulfilling

Self-fulfilling prophecy

A self-fulfilling prophecy is a prediction that directly or indirectly causes itself to become true, by the very terms of the prophecy itself, due to positive feedback between belief and behavior. Although examples of such prophecies can be found in literature as far back as ancient Greece and ancient India, it is 20th-century sociologist Robert K. Merton who is credited with coining the expression "self-fulfilling prophecy" and formalizing its structure and consequences. In his 1948 article Self-Fulfilling Prophecy, Merton defines it in the following terms: The self-fulfilling prophecy is, in the beginning, a false definition of the situation evoking a new behaviour which makes the original false conception come true. This specious validity of the self-fulfilling prophecy perpetuates a reign of error. For the prophet will cite the actual course of events as proof that he was right from the very beginning. In other words, a positive or negative prophecy, strongly held belief, or delusion—declared as truth when it is actually false—may sufficiently influence people so that their reactions ultimately fulfill the once-false prophecy.

Definition of self-fulfilling in the English dictionary

The definition of self-fulfilling in the dictionary is borne out because it is expected to be true or to happen.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SELF-FULFILLING

self-feeder
self-fertile
self-fertilisation
self-fertilised
self-fertilising
self-fertilization
self-fertilized
self-fertilizing
self-filling
self-financing
self-flattery
self-forgetful
self-forgetfully
self-forgetfulness
self-fulfilling prophecy
self-fulfilment
self-glorification
self-governed
self-governing
self-government

WORDS THAT END LIKE SELF-FULFILLING

bestselling
billing
calling
chilling
controlling
direct selling
drilling
falling
feeling
filling
hot-selling
installing
killing
modelling
rolling
scrolling
selling
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telling
travelling
willing

Synonyms and antonyms of self-fulfilling in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «self-fulfilling» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SELF-FULFILLING

Find out the translation of self-fulfilling to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of self-fulfilling from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «self-fulfilling» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

自我实现的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

autocumplida
570 millions of speakers

English

self-fulfilling
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्वयं को पूरा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تحقق ذاتها
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

накликать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

auto-realizável
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্ব-পূরণে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

auto-réalisatrice
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Memuaskan diri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

self-fulfilling
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自己実現
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자기 실현
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Atur-atur
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

tự thực hiện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தற்புகழ்ச்சி பூர்த்தி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्वत: ची समाधान
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kendi kendini besleyen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

autoavvera
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Translator English - Polish

samospełniające
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

накликати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

auto- îndeplinirea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αυτοεκπληρούμενη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

selfvervullende
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

självuppfyllande
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

selvoppfyllende
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SELF-FULFILLING»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about self-fulfilling

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8 QUOTES WITH «SELF-FULFILLING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word self-fulfilling.
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Felicia Day
Every quirky girl doesn't have to be the best-friend character. It's a very limiting and self-fulfilling prophecy. People only write things that will get green-lit, so they write to those stereotypes.
2
Feist
When you say something or sing something enough times, it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. It's almost like casting spells. I don't mean necessarily in the flighty, 'I'm going to go buy a cloak with a hood now' way.
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Ruth Hubbard
Every theory is a self-fulfilling prophecy that orders experience into the framework it provides.
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Robert Reich
If we give up on politics, we're done for. Powerlessness is a self-fulfilling prophesy.
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Todd Rundgren
I figure it could become a self-fulfilling prophecy; if I make a successful arena rock record, I'll wind up playing arenas! I wouldn't mind being back in that kind of venue because of the kinds of things you can do with production. You can make your shows more interesting, which would be fun to do.
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Tavis Smiley
That is still the case in this country for too many students, the soft bigotry of low expectations. If you don't expect them to learn, if you don't expect them to succeed - then it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.
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Brian Tracy
Whatever we expect with confidence becomes our own self-fulfilling prophecy.
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Paul Watzlawick
A self-fulfilling prophecy is an assumption or prediction that, purely as a result of having been made, cause the expected or predicted event to occur and thus confirms its own 'accuracy.'

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SELF-FULFILLING»

Discover the use of self-fulfilling in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to self-fulfilling and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Terrorism: The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
In counterterrorism circles, the standard response to questions about the possibility of future attacks is the terse one-liner: “Not if, but when.” This mantra supposedly conveys a realistic approach to the problem, but, as Joseba ...
Joseba Zulaika, 2009
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Self-fulfilling Prophecy: A Practical Guide to Its Use in ...
The last part of the book presents a collection of testimonials written from the viewpoint of practitioners.
Robert T. Tauber, 1997
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The Macroeconomics of Self-fulfilling Prophecies
Farmer argues for the future of macroeconomics as a branch ofapplied general equilibrium theory. His main theme is thatmacroeconomics is best viewed as the study of equilibrium environmentsin which the welfare theorems break down.
Roger E. A. Farmer, 1999
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How the Economy Works: Confidence, Crashes and ...
But what will take its place? In How the Economy Works, one of our leading economists provides a jargon-free exploration of the current crisis, offering a powerful argument for how economics must change to get us out of it.
Roger E. A. Farmer, 2010
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Can Debt Crises Be Self-Fulfilling?
Several papers argue that debt crises can be the result of self-fulfilling expectations that no one will lend to a country.
‎2004
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How the Economy Works: Confidence, Crashes and ...
By explaining, comparing, and finally combining classical and Keynesian economics, Roger Farmer shows how to design ways of correcting the excesses of free market economies that preserve the best features of capitalism without stifling ...
Roger E. A. Farmer, 2014
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Self-Fulfilling Prophecies: Readership and Authority in the ...
In Self-Fulfilling Prophecies David F. Hult offers a reading of the 'first' poem of the Roman de la Rose, by Guillaume.
David F. Hult, 2009
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Self-regulated Learning: From Teaching to Self-reflective ...
Developing. Self-Fulfilling. Cycles. of. Academic. Regulation;. An. Analysis. of. Exemplary. Instructional. Models. Batry J. Zimmerman Research on academic self-regulation has grown out of an interest in explaining how students become ...
Dale H. Schunk, Barry J. Zimmerman, 1998
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The addiction concept: working hypothesis or self-fulfilling ...
" This book explores the addiction concept, and how, in some instances, replacing it with alternative avenues of therapy can mean the difference between enervation and empowerment for many individuals.
Glenn D. Walters, 1999
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Self-fulfilling Currency Crises: The Role of Interest Rates
Examines the forces underlying currency crises, with a particular focus on the role of domestic interest rates.
Christian Hellwig, Arijit Mukherji, Aleh Tsyvinski, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SELF-FULFILLING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term self-fulfilling is used in the context of the following news items.
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BDS: Israel's self-fulfilling prophecy
Israel appeared to have stepped up its fight against activists of the Boycott, Divestments and Sanctions (BDS) movement this week as Justice Minister Ayelet ... «Middle East Eye, Jun 15»
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The self-fulfilling ETF liquidity loop
Investors are increasingly turning to fixed income exchange-traded funds as they look to work around reduced liquidity in the corporate bond market. One of the ... «theTally, Jun 15»
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Roger Martin: Self-fulfilling Prophesies and Inclusive Capitalism
Together these bodies of work suggest that it is within our control to generate a self-fulfilling frame in which inclusive capitalism switches from being like water ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
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The Self-Fulfilling Prophet Drawing Competition
The Self-Fulfilling Prophet Drawing Competition. Meet the odd couple who built their careers goading, offending, and demonizing Muslims -- until it all went ... «Foreign Policy, May 15»
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Derek Scally: Spying scandal grips the land of self-fulfilling assertions
Germany is a great place for self-fulfilling assertions. Something is true because it is repeatedly claimed to be true – until it's shown to be untrue. Take the crash ... «Irish Times, May 15»
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Maninder Dhaliwal: Life is a self-fulfilling prophecy
“Life is a self-fulfilling prophecy and you need to believe in yourself first. “It all begins with confidence in yourself.” In Dhaliwal's case, she co-founded Lions Gate ... «The Province, Apr 15»
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Fear over Greece May be Self-Fulfilling - Substantial Volatility Risk …
We recently wrote on why key dates in the week ahead could lead to substantial Euro volatility, and the central point remains very relevant: if Greece fails to ... «DailyFX, Apr 15»
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Shia crescent: self-fulfilling prophecy
The “Shia Crescent” has been a self-serving and self-fulfilling prophecy. Since its inception in 1979, never has the Islamic Republic of Iran had such influence ... «Open Democracy, Apr 15»
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How to Defeat the Most Common Self-Fulfilling Fitness Prophecies
A self-fulfilling prophecy is a prediction that causes itself to become true. These are dangerous in fitness, where mindset is often the determinant of success. «Lifehacker, Mar 15»
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Rift talk may be self-fulfilling prophecy
The Greek government has submitted the long-awaited list of reforms to the lenders but the initial signs do not point to an agreement anytime soon that could ... «Kathimerini, Mar 15»

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