self-inflicted

American

[self-in-flik-tid, self-] / ˈsɛlf ɪnˈflɪk tɪd, ˌsɛlf- /

adjective

inflicted by oneself upon oneself.

a self-inflicted wound.

self-inflicted British

adjective

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

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self-infliction

noun

Etymology

Origin of self-inflicted

First recorded in 1775–85

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