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

Its mobile years that followed were marked by friction with the platform owners, some of it self-inflicted. — Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

Footage of Jackson's tirade is indisputable, and the consequences are entirely self-inflicted. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Investigators determined that Garvin was responsible for his wife's death and that the knife wound to his chest was self-inflicted, authorities said. — Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026

After Barrett was located, responding officers found Walsh upstairs in a bathtub with non-life-threatening knife wounds that were believed to be self-inflicted. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2026

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