self-defeating

• Describe una acción o comportamiento que impide alcanzar el propio objetivo, produciendo a menudo el resultado contrario al deseado. También se aplica a ideas o estrategias que generan su propio fracaso.

Describes an action or behavior that prevents the achievement of its own intended goal, often leading to the opposite of the desired outcome.

1. CounterproductiveC1formal

   Describing an action or behavior that undermines its own intended goal or purpose.

   contraproducente

   • His constant criticism of his team was self-defeating, as it only lowered morale.
   • Procrastination is a self-defeating habit that prevents you from achieving your goals.
   • An overly strict diet can be self-defeating if it leads to binge eating later.

   Sinónimosbootlesscounterproductivedetrimentalfutileharmfulineffectiveself-destructiveunproductive