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.

—The Guardian (United Kingdom)

Examples of self-inflicted in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But that fizzle was self-inflicted by the president. —Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 9 May 2025

Brand execs are always blind-sided when ad campaigns blow up in their faces, but the pain is usually self-inflicted. —Greg Petro, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025

Grant was taken to a hospital in critical condition with injuries investigators believe may have been self-inflicted. —David Matthews, New York Daily News, 6 May 2025

Now, those risks are front and center again, self-inflicted by President Trump’s ham-handed and chaotic tariff plan. —Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for self-inflicted

• contradicted
• interdicted
• unrestricted
• addicted
• afflicted
• conflicted
• constricted
• convicted
• depicted
• evicted
• inflicted
• predicted

Kids Definition

self-inflicted

adjective

self-in·​flict·​ed

ˌsel-fin-ˈflik-təd

: inflicted by oneself

a self-inflicted wound

Medical Definition

self-inflicted

adjective

self-in·​flict·​ed -in-ˈflik-təd 

: inflicted by oneself

a self-inflicted wound