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 Words From

• self-in·fliction noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-inflicted¹

First recorded in 1775–85

Example Sentences

Violent ends can be self-inflicted, at the hands of fellow prisoners, or caused by the guards.

From The Daily Beast

But Brown sincerely believes all our pain is self-inflicted.

From The Daily Beast

This makes her in some ways the perfect person to help the NFL recover from its self-inflicted wounds and get its act together.

From The Daily Beast

Then a string of missteps, some self-inflicted by the White House, dashed any hope the House might act.

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Perhaps you just bandaged a self-inflicted injury with some scotch tape and crazy glue.

From The Daily Beast

He formulated a new law whose effect would be to deliver humanity from its self-inflicted woes.

From Project Gutenberg

This idea was that the soul would be lost unless sins were expiated, and expiated by self-inflicted torments on the body.

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Even so man should be grateful for the great amount of good he receives from God, for many of the evils of man are self-inflicted.

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What Lætitia and Julius suffered during their self-inflicted separation, Heaven only knows!

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A self-inflicted death ought to be an honourable action, not a dishonourable means of escape from the necessity for action.

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