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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Whether the death was self-inflicted or by accident is ambiguous.
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 15 Aug. 2025
It was later determined that his gunshot wound was self-inflicted, authorities said.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
The Atlanta Police Department said the suspect in the shooting was later found dead from a gunshot wound, which may have been self-inflicted.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2025
Of course, part of the problem is self-inflicted: Sloppy work crews leave manholes open and expose the cables to potential damage from nesting animals or a stray cigarette butt that ignites tumbleweed and melts the cables.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Aug. 2025
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Bryan West, The Tennessean, 15 Aug. 2025
It was later determined that his gunshot wound was self-inflicted, authorities said.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
The Atlanta Police Department said the suspect in the shooting was later found dead from a gunshot wound, which may have been self-inflicted.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2025
Of course, part of the problem is self-inflicted: Sloppy work crews leave manholes open and expose the cables to potential damage from nesting animals or a stray cigarette butt that ignites tumbleweed and melts the cables.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Aug. 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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