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