self-induced

[self-in-doost, -dyoost, self-]

adjective

induced by oneself or itself.
Electricity. produced by self-induction.

Origin of self-induced

First recorded in 1885–90

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Examples from the Web for self-induced

Contemporary Examples of self-induced

In Confessions of an Ivy League Frat Boy, the self-induced, self-absorbed Greek tragedy of Andrew Lohse.
An Ivy League Frat Boy’s Shallow Repentance
Stefan Beck
November 24, 2014
Still, by Final Exit Network standards, she apparently qualified for her self-induced exit.
Lawrence Egbert: Suicide Doctor's Lucky Break
Terry Greene Sterling
April 22, 2011

Historical Examples of self-induced

I am distinctly of opinion that it was Self-Induced Hypnosis.
A Likely Story
William De Morgan
For a second, his knees knocked together in self-induced panic.
The Forgotten Planet
Murray Leinster
He was hindered at first by a self-induced effect of his own conscience.
Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son
John Mills
For a second his knees knocked together in self-induced panic.
The Mad Planet
Murray Leinster
Attention and Interest may in this way be self-induced from repetition.
The Mystic Will
Charles Godfrey Leland

British Dictionary definitions for self-induced

self-induced

adjective

induced or brought on by oneself or itself
electronics produced by self-induction

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