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

The center’s predictions “aren’t just helpful or convenient — they are life-saving and economy-saving,” he said, adding that shuttering the facility would be “an unbelievable, really genuinely shocking self-inflicted wound to American competitiveness.”

From Los Angeles Times

Both sides mixed moments of quality with self-inflicted errors.

From BBC

The main cause of Indigenous deaths was categorised as "self-inflicted" followed by "natural causes," the report found.

From BBC

The intense frustration at England's predicament is it is largely self-inflicted.

From BBC

“A lot of it is self-inflicted wounds. A lot of it,” Schulman said.

From Barron's