"fool to oneself" meaning in English

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Noun

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 an action that is to their own disadvantage.
    Sense id: en-fool_to_oneself-en-noun-RZDYgyCc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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