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self-inflicted

[ self-in-flik-tid, self- ]
/ ˈsɛlf ɪnˈflɪk tɪd, ˌsɛlf- /
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adjective
inflicted by oneself upon oneself: a self-inflicted wound.
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Origin of self-inflicted

First recorded in 1775–85

OTHER WORDS FROM self-inflicted

self-in·flic·tion, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for self-inflicted

self-inflicted

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