"fool to oneself" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: fools to themselves [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|fools to themselves}} fool to oneself (plural fools to themselves)
  1. One who knowingly makes a decision or takes action that is to his/her own disadvantage.
    Sense id: en-fool_to_oneself-en-noun-k-yMCeMT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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