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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Laura Kelly, The Hill, 7 Nov. 2025
The kinds of shoes Clooney was selling were designed for people with foot issues, some of them self-inflicted.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
The circumstances, including multiple stab wounds, have fueled years of debate and legal challenges from her family over whether her death was self-inflicted.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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
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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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