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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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Nearby words

self-inductance, self-induction, self-indulgence, self-indulgent, self-inflict, self-inflicted, self-initiated, self-instructional, self-insurance, self-insure, self-insurer

Origin of self-inflicted

First recorded in 1775–85
Related formsself-in·flic·tion, noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for self-infliction

  • The self-infliction of fearthought is a shoveling-in process—all that you have to do to become free from it is to stop shoveling.

    Happiness as Found in Forethought Minus Fearthought|Horace Fletcher

British Dictionary definitions for self-infliction

self-inflicted

adjective

(of an injury) having been inflicted on oneself by oneself
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012