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self-sabotage

self-sabotage noun: the sabotaging, whether consciously or subconsciously, of oneself, one's own interests, plans etc.

Noun

self-sabotage (uncountable)

  1. The sabotaging, whether consciously or subconsciously, of oneself, one's own interests, plans etc.
    • “The modern addiction to fossil fuels is not just an act of environmental vandalism. From the health perspective, it is an act of self-sabotage,” said the WHO president, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.2022 September 14, Arthur Neslen, quoting Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, “Health groups call for global fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty”, in The Guardian

Verb

self-sabotage (third-person singular simple present self-sabotages, present participle self-sabotaging, simple past and past participle self-sabotaged)

  1. (transitive) To sabotage oneself or one's own plans.
    • Before we even get started trying to explain this complicated concept of why we self-sabotage our own success, please understand that I am at best an “armchair doctor”.2011, Greg Bennett, Self Sabotage
    • If your Inner Child doesn't feel safe, worthy, it works within to self-sabotage you before you are even conscious of the pattern2019, Justin Blackburn, The Bisexual Christian Suburban Failure Enlightening Bipolar Blues, page 18

self-sabotage meaning in Bengali

self-sabotage in Bengali

নিজেরই স্বার্থ, পরিকল্পনা, নিজের পরিকল্পনা, সাফল্যকে নষ্ট করা, নিজের পায়ে কুড়াল মারা, নিজেকে ব্যর্থ করে দেওয়া

Forms of self-sabotage

Noun
alternative formself sabotage
alternative formselfsabotage
Verb
third-person singular presentself-sabotages
present participleself-sabotaging
past participleself-sabotaged
pastself-sabotaged

Origin of self-sabotage

From self- + sabotage.

Words formed from self-sabotage

  • self-sabotagist

Questions about self-sabotage

What does self-sabotage mean?
Self-sabotage means the sabotaging, whether consciously or subconsciously, of oneself, one's own interests, plans etc.
What is self-sabotage in Bengali?
Self-sabotage in Bengali is নিজেরই স্বার্থ, পরিকল্পনা, নিজের পরিকল্পনা. See Self-sabotage meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is self-sabotage?
Self-sabotage can be a noun or a verb.

Words near self-sabotage in the dictionary

  1. self-ruling
  2. self-ruqya
  3. self-ruqyah
  4. self-ruqyahs
  5. self-ruqyas
  6. self-sabotage
  7. self-sabotaged
  8. self-sabotages
  9. self-sabotaging
  10. self-sacrifice
  11. self-sacrificer

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