self-inflicted

American  

[self-in-flik-tid, self-] / ˈsɛlf ɪnˈflɪk tɪd, ˌsɛlf- /

adjective

1. inflicted by oneself upon oneself.

   a self-inflicted wound.

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self-inflicted British  

adjective

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

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Other Word Forms

• self-infliction noun

Etymology

Origin of self-inflicted

First recorded in 1775–85

Example Sentences

Northern California racing was hampered by many self-inflicted wounds.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

The situation was a perfect synecdoche for Hegseth’s self-inflicted Sispyphean task of trying to be a big man.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026

The debacle has landed Bithumb—a trusted name in one of the world’s most active retail crypto markets—in a self-inflicted crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

But some of American's problems have been self-inflicted.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

While he had fewer tattoos than his companion, they were more elaborate—not the self-inflicted work of an amateur but epics of the art contrived by Honolulu and Yokohama masters.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote