self-inflicted
[ self-in-flik-tid, self- ]
/ ˈsɛlf ɪnˈflɪk tɪd, ˌsɛlf- /
adjective
inflicted by oneself upon oneself: a self-inflicted wound.
Origin of self-inflicted
First recorded in 1775–85
OTHER WORDS FROM self-inflicted
self-in·flic·tion, nounWords nearby self-inflicted
Example sentences 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