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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Hallie Helms, 22, died at the scene and an autopsy determined her gunshot wound was self-inflicted.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 21 May 2025
Instability and uncertainty are sometimes unavoidable, as in the case of a pandemic, but this time around, all of the uncertainty is deliberate and all of the economic pain is self-inflicted.
—Christian Weller, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
And the swirling rumors, the leaks and the embarrassments, are self-inflicted and preventable.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 18 May 2025
The problem, of course, is that the wounds were self-inflicted in the first place.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 14 May 2025
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David Matthews, New York Daily News, 21 May 2025
Instability and uncertainty are sometimes unavoidable, as in the case of a pandemic, but this time around, all of the uncertainty is deliberate and all of the economic pain is self-inflicted.
—Christian Weller, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
And the swirling rumors, the leaks and the embarrassments, are self-inflicted and preventable.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 18 May 2025
The problem, of course, is that the wounds were self-inflicted in the first place.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 14 May 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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