"self-stultifying" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From self- + stultifying. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|self-|stultifying}} self- + stultifying Head templates: {{en-adj|-|head=self-stultifying}} self-stultifying (not comparable)
  1. (philosophy, of a statement or idea) That is inherently disproven, undermined or hindered by the very act of expressing it, without being a logical contradiction. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Philosophy Synonyms: self-defeating
    Sense id: en-self-stultifying-en-adj-ZrH94BQz Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
  2. Self-denigrating. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-self-stultifying-en-adj-SN-ev6FH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: self-stultification
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