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self-inflicted

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Inflicted by oneself.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

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.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbh-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English inflicted English self-inflicted From self- + inflicted.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

Bulgarian: самопричинен (samopričinen) — Inflicted by oneself
Chinese: 自招的 — Inflicted by oneself
Chinese: 自討的 /自讨的 — Inflicted by oneself
Chinese: 自己釀成的 /自己酿成的 — Inflicted by oneself
Chinese: 自己造成的 — Inflicted by oneself
Chinese: 自作自受的 — Inflicted by oneself
Chinese: 自我施加的 — Inflicted by oneself
Chinese: 施於自身的 /施于自身的 — Inflicted by oneself
Finnish: itse aiheutettu — Inflicted by oneself
Georgian: თვითმიყენებული (tvitmiq̇enebuli) — Inflicted by oneself
German: selbstgemacht — Inflicted by oneself
Hungarian: saját magának okozott — Inflicted by oneself
Hungarian: önkéntes — Inflicted by oneself
Norwegian: selvpåført — Inflicted by oneself
Norwegian Bokmål: selvpåført — Inflicted by oneself
Serbo-Croatian: самоповређи́ва̄ње — Inflicted by oneself
Serbo-Croatian: samopovređívānje — Inflicted by oneself

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Related: own goal

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