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Meaning of own goal | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈoʊn.ɡoʊl

Definitions

  1. A goal that results from a player putting the ball or puck into the goal of their own team; the resulting goal being scored for the opposition.
  2. A blunder that damages one’s own prospects.

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Examples

“It is 20 years to the day since Escobar was shot dead after scoring the own goal that effectively sealed Colombia’s elimination from USA ’94.”
“In its penultimate year, for example, starting from when the Provos blew up Canary Wharf in February 1996, the IRA suffered its last 'own goal' when Wexford-born Ed O'Brien blew himself up on a London bus whilst transporting a bomb.”
“No doubt the buzz of army helicopters will sound again in the skies over Belfast tonight, as loyalists continue to score this series of bloody own goals.”
These elections mark a personal humiliation for incumbent Ms. May, who ran a very personalized campaign as a “strong and stableleader asking British voters to give her a clear mandate to negotiate Brexit. Ms. May scored an unforced own goal by reducing her party’s parliamentary seats and absolute majority.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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