fool to oneself

noun

One who knowingly makes a decision or takes an action that is to their own disadvantage.

“By swimming, drunk, late at night and alone, he was being a fool to himself.”

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Meanings

nounfool to oneself (plural fools to themselves)

plural fools to themselves

  1. One who knowingly makes a decision or takes an action that is to their own disadvantage.

    By swimming, drunk, late at night and alone, he was being a fool to himself.

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APA

fool to oneself. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fool%20to%20oneself

MLA

“fool to oneself.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fool%20to%20oneself. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fool to oneself,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fool%20to%20oneself.

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