self-fulfilling
adjective
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Describing a prediction that causes itself to occur as predicted.
Example: The prediction of poor turnout for the event was self-fulfilling: once people heard the turnout would be bad, they didn't come.
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Describing a prediction that causes itself to occur as predicted.
Example: The prediction of poor turnout for the event was self-fulfilling: once people heard the turnout would be bad, they didn't come.