SELF-DEFEATING

Meaning of SELF-DEFEATING in English

adjective

causing more problems and difficulties instead of solving them; not achieving what you wanted to achieve but having an opposite effect :

Paying children too much attention when they misbehave can be self-defeating.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

SELF-DEFEATING — /self"di fee"ting, self'-/ , adj. serving to frustrate, thwart, etc., one's own intention or interests: His behavior was certainly self-defeating.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SELF-DEFEATING — A plan or action that is self-defeating is likely to cause problems or difficulties instead of producing useful results. Dishonesty …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SELF-DEFEATING — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Attempts to stir up nationalistic feeling at such times are bound to be self-defeating …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SELF-DEFEATING — a обречённый на провал ( в силу внутренних недостатков ) self-defeating proposal - предложение, которое само говорит против себя his …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SELF-DEFEATING — a обречённый на провал ( в силу внутренних недостатков ) self-defeating proposal - предложение, которое само говорит против себя his …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SELF-DEFEATING — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : acting to defeat its own purpose
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SELF-DEFEATING — ■ adjective (of an action or policy) preventing rather than achieving a desired result.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SELF-DEFEATING — self-defeating BrE AmE ˌself di ˈfiːt ɪŋ ◂ -də- AmE \ -ˈfiːt̬ ɪŋ ◂
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SELF-DEFEATING — ˌself-deˈfeating BrE AmE adjective causing even more problems, or causing exactly the same problems and difficulties that you are trying …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SELF-DEFEATING — adj. (of an attempt, action, etc.) doomed to failure because of internal inconsistencies etc.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SELF-DEFEATING — adj. (of an attempt, action, etc.) doomed to failure because of internal inconsistencies etc.
Oxford English vocab
SELF-DEFEATING — A plan or action that is ~ is likely to cause problems or difficulties instead of producing useful results. Dishonesty …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SELF-DEFEATING — See ↑ FAIL 3
Longman Activator English vocab
SELF-DEFEATING — прил. обреченный на провал обреченный на провал (в силу внутренних недостатков) - * proposal предложение, которое само говорит против себя …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SELF-DEFEATING — прил.обреченный на провал
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SELF DEFEATING — (a) обреченный на провал
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SELF-DEFEATING — a обречённый на провал ( в силу внутренних недостатков ) ~ proposal - предложение, которое само говорит против себя his …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SELF DEFEATING — бессмысленный, обреченный на провал самой своей природой
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SELF DEFEATING — бессмысленный, обреченный на провал самой своей природой
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SELF-DEFEATING — прил. обреченный на провал
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SELF-DEFEATING — прил. обреченный на провал
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SELF-DEFEATING — _a. обреченный на провал
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SELF-DEFEATING — a. обреченный на провал
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SELF-DEFEATING — прил. обреченный на провал обреченный на провал (в силу внутренних недостатков) - * proposal предложение, которое само говорит против себя …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SELF — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Black Panther Party for Self Defense self defense Self Defense Force self determination self …
Английский словарь Британика
SELF — I. ˈself, ˈseu̇f, South often ˈse(ə)f pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English self, seolf, sylf; akin to Old Frisian …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SELF- — combining form Etymology: Middle English, from Old English self-, seolf-, sylf-, from self, seolf, sylf, pron. & adjective 1. a. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEFEATING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Defeat
Английский словарь Webster
DEFEATING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Defeat
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SELF- — a combining form of self and variously used with the meanings "of the self" ( self-analysis ) and "by oneself …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SELF — /self/ , n. , pl. selves , adj., pron., pl. selves , v. n. 1. a person or thing referred …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SELF — I. ˈself, Southern also ˈsef pronoun Etymology: Middle English (intensive pronoun), from Old English; akin to Old High German selb, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SELF- — Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from self 1. a. : oneself or itself self- supporting b. : of oneself …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SELF — noun personification; embodiment. 2. self ·adj same; particular; very; identical. 3. self ·noun hence, personal interest, or love of private …
Webster English vocab
DEFEATING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of defeat.
Webster English vocab
SELF — the I as experienced by an individual. In modern psychology the notion of the self has replaced earlier conceptions of …
Britannica English vocabulary
SELF — / self; NAmE / noun ( pl. selves / selvz; NAmE /) 1. [ C , usually sing. ] the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SELF — self S2 W3 /self/ BrE AmE noun ( plural selves /selvz/) [ Language: Old English ] 1 . [countable usually …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SELF — n. & adj. --n. (pl. selves) 1 a person's or thing's own individuality or essence (showed his true self). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SELF — n. & adj. n. (pl. selves) 1 a person's or thing's own individuality or essence (showed his true self). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SELF — n. & adj. --n. (pl. selves) 1. a person's or thing's own individuality or essence (showed his true self). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
SELF — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be a shadow/ghost of your former self (= be much less confident, healthy, energetic etc …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SELF — n. Black Panther Party for Self Defense self defense Self Defense Force self determination self esteem self fertilization self heal …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SELF — Synonyms and related words : I, I myself, alter, alter ego, alterum, anima, anima humana, atman, ba, better self, breath, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DEFEATING — Synonyms and related words : ascendant, baffling, confounding, conquering, disconcerting, dominant, flushed with success, frustrating, in ascendancy, in the ascendant, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SELF — n. self abandoned self abnegating self abnegation self absorbed self abuse self accusation self admiration self asserting self assertive self …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SELF — < language > A small, dynamically typed object-oriented language , based purely on prototypes and delegation . Self was developed …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
SELF- — суф. В сложных словах : 1) выражает направленность действия на самого себя само-, себя-; свое- self-conceit ≈ самомнение self-control ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SELF — 1. сущ. 1) собственная личность, сам study of the self my own self my very self 2) коммерч. сам, лично …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DEFEATING — Нанесение
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SELF- — в сложных словах имеет значение 1. свой, себя: self-conceit - самомнение self-control - самообладание self-contradiction - внутреннее противоречие self-defence - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SELF — 1. self n ( pl selves) 1. 1> своё «я»; сущность, облик, склад, совокупность свойств ( человека ) my own …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SELF — 1. self n ( pl selves) 1. 1> своё «я»; сущность, облик, склад, совокупность свойств ( человека ) my own …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SELF — 1. _n. 1> собственная личность, сам; to have no thought of self - не думать о себе; one's better self …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SELF — 1. n. 1. собственная личность, сам; to have no thought of self - не думать о себе; one's better self …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SELF — 1. _n. (_pl. selves) 1> собственная личность, сам; the study of the self самоанализ; my own self, my very self …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
SELF — 1) само- 2) себя - self-acting - self-adjusting - self-balancing - self-cleaning - self-closing - self-contained - self-cooling - self-cost …
Англо-Русский морской словарь
SELF- — само- ; авто- ; ~ self- acting ; ~ self- adjusting ; ~ self- balancing ; ~ self- cancelling item …
Англо-Русский Деловой словарь
SELF- — суф. В сложных словах : 1) выражает направленность действия на самого себя само-, себя-; свое- self-conceit ≈ самомнение self-control ≈ …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SELF — 1. сущ. 1) собственная личность, сам study of the self my own self my very self 2) коммерч. сам, лично …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DEFEATING — Нанесение
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
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WEAPON — I. ˈwepən, dial ˈwēp- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English wepen, wepne, from Old English wǣpen; akin to Old …
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FRUSTRATE — I. ˈfrəˌstrāt, chiefly Brit (ˌ) ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷; usu -ād.+V transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English frustraten, from Latin frustratus, past …
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