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self sabotage

self sabotage is the alternative spelling of self-sabotage.

Meaning of self-sabotage

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

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Questions about self sabotage

What is self sabotage the alternative spelling of?
Self sabotage is the alternative spelling of self-sabotage.

Words near self sabotage in the dictionary

  1. self religions
  2. self report
  3. self reported
  4. self reporting
  5. self reports
  6. self sabotage
  7. self talk
  8. self timer
  9. self timers
  10. self-
  11. self-abandoned

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