self-inflicted

English

Etymology

From self- +‎ inflicted.

Adjective

self-inflicted (not comparable)

  1. Inflicted by oneself.
    Police said they found the driver deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot injuries.
    An expert in the self-inflicted wound, his attacks frequently miss their target in favour of reminding you of his own failings.
    • 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, OCLC 246633669, PC, scene: Krogan Codex entry:
      When the salarians discovered them, the krogan were a brutal, primitive species struggling to survive a self-inflicted nuclear winter. The salarians culturally uplifted them, teaching them to use and build modern technology so they could serve as soldiers in the Rachni War.

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