The prediction of poor turn out for the event was self-fulfilling, once people heard the turn out would be bad, they didnt come so the turn out was bad.
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self-fulfilling — self ful filling adjective something that is self fulfilling is certain to happen because people think it is likely and then behave in ways that make it happen: self fulfilling prophecy: It s a self fulfilling prophecy: traders get scared so the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
self-fulfilling — [self′fəl fil′iŋ] adj. 1. bringing about self fulfillment 2. brought to fulfillment chiefly as an effect of having been expected or predicted [a self fulfilling prophecy] … English World dictionary
self-fulfilling — self ful filling adj if a statement or belief about what will happen in the future is self fulfilling, it becomes true because you expect it to be true and so behave in a way that will make it happen ▪ It s a self fulfilling prophecy : expect… … Dictionary of contemporary English
self-fulfilling — /self fool fil ing/, adj. 1. characterized by or bringing about self fulfillment. 2. happening or brought about as a result of being foretold, expected, or talked about: a self fulfilling prophecy. [1950 55] * * * … Universalium
self-fulfilling — prophecy … Dictionary of sociology
self-fulfilling — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of an opinion or prediction) bound to be proved correct or to come true as a result of behaviour caused by its being expressed … English terms dictionary
self-fulfilling — UK / US adjective something that is self fulfilling is certain to happen because people think it is likely and then behave in ways that make it happen self fulfilling prophecy: It s a self fulfilling prophecy: traders get scared so share prices… … English dictionary
self-fulfilling — ADJ If you describe a statement or belief about the future as self fulfilling, you mean that what is said or believed comes true because people expect it to come true. It s a case of the self fulfilling prophecy. If you think a group is hostile,… … English dictionary
self-fulfilling — adjective Date: 1876 1. becoming real or true by virtue of having been predicted or expected < a self fulfilling prophecy > 2. marked by or achieving self fulfillment … New Collegiate Dictionary
self-fulfilling — A self fulfilling prophecy is one that brings about the events it foretells, as when the chairman of the national bank predicts that the currency will devalue. See also sex … Philosophy dictionary
