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

He will never not have his detractors, skilled at ticking off all the self-inflicted controversies, chaoses and that 2013 vacated national title that will follow him around forever.

From The Wall Street Journal

Forest's plight has been self-inflicted but there is still more unity than in north London.

From BBC

Still, the fragility of Japan’s economy is largely self-inflicted.

From Barron's

If ever an image summed up a bruising night of self-inflicted pain for Eddie Howe's side as they crashed out of the Champions League.

From BBC

The situation was a perfect synecdoche for Hegseth’s self-inflicted Sispyphean task of trying to be a big man.

From Salon