self-fulfilling prophecy

English

Etymology

self-fulfilling + prophecy

Noun

self-fulfilling prophecy (plural self-fulfilling prophecies)

1. A prediction that, by being voiced, causes itself to come true.

Related terms

• self-defeating prophecy

See also

• fake it till one makes it
• nominative determinism
• Pygmalion effect
• Tinkerbell effect

Translations

A prediction that, by being voiced, causes itself to come true

• French: prophétie autoréalisatrice (fr) f
• German: selbsterfüllende Prophezeiung f
• Hungarian: önbeteljesítő jóslat
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Korean: 자기 충족적 예언 (jagi chungjokjeok yeeon)
• Spanish: profecía autocumplida
• Swedish: självuppfyllande profetia c