self-handicap
English
Verb
self-handicap (third-person singular simple present self-handicaps, present participle self-handicapping, simple past and past participle self-handicapped)
- (intransitive, psychology) To avoid making an effort, or to introduce deliberate obstacles to one's success, so as to prevent potential failure from hurting one's self-esteem.
Noun
self-handicap (plural self-handicaps)
- (psychology) The act of one who self-handicaps, or an obstacle thus introduced.
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