self-canceling
adjective
self-can·cel·ing
ˌself-ˈkan(t)-s(ə-)liŋ 
variants
or self-cancelling
: cancelling or negating itself
self-canceling turn signals
a self-cancelling effect
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Even leaving aside the disregard for the actors and crew, the message, in retrospect, began to seem self-canceling.
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Jesse Green, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
Jesse Green, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
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“Self-canceling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-canceling. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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