- self-ful|fill|ing
- self-ful|fill|ing «SEHLF ful FIHL ihng», adjective.becoming fulfilled or realized by the very fact that it is predicted or believed inevitable: »
Responsible…leaders characterize the sensationalist reporting of several of the newspapers as self-fulfilling prophecy (Atlantic). There is now a potentially self-fulfilling state of economic alarm (London Times).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.