self-inflicted
adjective
self-in·flict·ed
ˌself-in-ˈflik-təd 
: inflicted or caused by oneself
a self-inflicted wound
His staff problems are self-inflicted, the product of his poor judgment and bad choices.—
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Watching back each of the cards Chelsea have been shown under Maresca in the Premier League (115 yellow and four red), many feel self-inflicted.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
And upon further reflection, a good number of them turned out to be self-inflicted.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
But some of those wounds have been self-inflicted.
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Some of Rite Aid’s financial woes were self-inflicted, as retail expert Peter Cohan, an associate professor of management practice at Babson College, previously told the Washington Examiner that corporate mismanagement played a large role.
—Callie Patteson, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2025
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Simon Johnson, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
And upon further reflection, a good number of them turned out to be self-inflicted.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
But some of those wounds have been self-inflicted.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Some of Rite Aid’s financial woes were self-inflicted, as retail expert Peter Cohan, an associate professor of management practice at Babson College, previously told the Washington Examiner that corporate mismanagement played a large role.
—Callie Patteson, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2025
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self-inflicted
adjective
self-in·flict·ed
-in-ˈflik-təd
: inflicted by oneself
a self-inflicted wound
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