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Pronunciation / Transliteration: autosabotage
"L'autosabotage inconscient peut ruiner votre carrière."
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Behavior that creates problems in one's life and interferes with long-standing goals, often occurring unconsciously.
"His constant procrastination is a classic form of self-sabotage that prevents him from finishing his degree."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'self-sabotage' combines 'self', derived from Old English 'seolf', meaning 'oneself', and 'sabotage', borrowed from French 'sabotage', originally referring to the act of damaging or obstructing something. The phrase evolved in the late 20th century to describe behaviors that undermine one's own goals or success.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Self-Sabotage" is said worldwide
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autosabotage
Transliteration: autosabotage
"L'autosabotage inconscient peut ruiner votre carrière."
Selbstsabotage
Transliteration: Selbstsabotage
"Viele Menschen betreiben unbewusst Selbstsabotage."
autosabotaggio
Transliteration: autosabotaggio
"Il suo autosabotaggio ha rovinato ogni possibilità di successo."
autosabotaje
Transliteration: autosabotaje
"El autosabotaje emocional es difícil de superar sin terapia."
autosabotagem
Transliteration: autosabotagem
"Precisamos reconhecer os padrões de autosabotagem em nossas vidas."
आत्म-तोड़फोड़
Transliteration: aatm-todfod
"आत्म-तोड़फोड़ आपकी सफलता को रोक सकती है।"
自我破坏
Transliteration: zìwǒ pòhuài
"克服自我破坏需要高度的自我觉察。"
자기 파괴
Transliteration: jagi pagkwi
"무의식적인 자기 파괴는 목표 달성을 방해합니다."
セルフサボタージュ
Transliteration: serufu sabotāju
"無意識のセルフサボタージュに気づくことが大切だ。"
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