🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

自我破坏

Pronunciation / Transliteration: zìwǒ pòhuài

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Self-sabotage/ˌsɛlfˈsæbəˌtɑːʒ/
nounverbCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #14500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"克服自我破坏需要高度的自我觉察。"

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As noun
  1. 1

    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

A modern psychological compound combining the prefix 'self-' (Old English) with 'sabotage' (derived from French 'saboter', meaning to walk noisily with wooden shoes or to subvert), first widely popularized in the mid-20th century within psychoanalysis and self-help literature.

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