self-inflicted

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

adjective

1. inflicted by oneself upon oneself.

   a self-inflicted wound.

self-inflicted

adjective

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

Other Word Forms

• self-infliction noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-inflicted¹

First recorded in 1775–85

Example Sentences

Of their mental resolve after a self-inflicted miscue.

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Thompson died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound while speaking on the phone with his wife.

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Then there were the self-inflicted mistakes, the very same ones that had marred the season to date.

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Dallas early Wednesday, killing one detainee and wounding two others before dying from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said.

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Authorities said the gunman died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

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