self-inflicted

[ self-in-flik-tid, self- ]

adjective
  1. inflicted by oneself upon oneself: a self-inflicted wound.

Origin of self-inflicted

1
First recorded in 1775–85

Other words from self-inflicted

  • self-in·flic·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for self-inflicted

self-inflicted

adjective
  1. (of an injury) having been inflicted on oneself by oneself

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