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self-imposed

American  
[self-im-pohzd, self-] / ˈsɛlf ɪmˈpoʊzd, ˌsɛlf- /

adjective

  1. imposed on one by oneself.

    a self-imposed task.
self-imposed British  

adjective

  1. (of a task, role, or circumstance) having been imposed on oneself by oneself

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Etymology

Origin of self-imposed

First recorded in 1775–85

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