self-fulfilling

[ self-fool-fil-ing ]

adjective

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.

self-fulfilling

adjective

1. (of an opinion or prediction) borne out because it is expected to be true or to happen

   a self-fulfilling prophecy

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-fulfilling¹

First recorded in 1950–55