Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-sabotage

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.61 in modern English

Syllables: self--s-ab-o-tage
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The sabotaging, whether consciously or subconsciously, of oneself, one's own interests, plans etc.

Uncountable

verb

To sabotage oneself or one's own plans.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"“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."
"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”."
"If your Inner Child doesn't feel safe, worthy, it works within to self-sabotage you before you are even conscious of the pattern"
"“So many of us are shaming ourselves or hating on ourselves, and then that shame and hate makes us want to numb out, and then we go self-sabotage and engage in something that is maybe indulging in some way,” Johnson said."

Etymology

From self- + sabotage.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: self-

Usage

Inflected Forms

self sabotage (alternative) selfsabotage (alternative) self-sabotages (present, singular) self-sabotaging (participle, present) self-sabotaged (participle, past) self-sabotaged (past)

Phrases

self-sabotagist be one's own worst enemy

Frequently Paired Words

be one's own worst enemy

Questions

What does self-sabotage mean?: The sabotaging, whether consciously or subconsciously, of oneself, one's own interests, plans etc.
Where does self-sabotage come from?: From self- + sabotage.

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