A self-imposed restriction, task, or situation is one that you have deliberately created or accepted for yourself.
He returned home in the summer of 1974 after eleven years of self-imposed exile.
Sometimes a well-defined job becomes cluttered with self-imposed tasks.
Synonyms: voluntary, chosen, unsolicited, unforced More Synonyms of self-imposed
self-imposed in British English
adjective
(of a task, role, or circumstance) having been imposed on oneself by oneself
self-imposed in American English
(ˈsɛlfɪmˈpoʊzd)
adjective
imposed or inflicted on oneself by oneself
Examples of 'self-imposed' in a sentence
self-imposed
He was also leading her out of self-imposed isolation.
Grenville, J. A. S. The Collins History of the World in the 20th Century (1994)
He is enjoying being around the team after a self-imposed period of isolation.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
I tend to put myself under pressure from self-imposed work deadlines.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
A self-imposed deadline for electronic voting at most leading investment houses meant that many cast their votes yesterday.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
But by definition, such self-imposed restrictions are also limiting.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
For years he had been promising friends it was nearly done; for years he had been missing his self-imposed deadlines.
The Times Literary Supplement (2013)
To think of this solution, you need to free your mind of the self-imposed restriction of only drawing lines within the boundaries of the nine dots.
O'Keeffe, John Your One Week Way to Mind-Fitness (1994)
Her health collapsed and she withdrew into self-imposed isolation, relying on her publisher and a couple of trusted staff to manage her contact with the outside world.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In other languages
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British English: self-imposed ADJECTIVE
A self-imposed restriction, task, or situation is one that you have deliberately created or accepted for yourself.
He returned home after eleven years of self-imposed exile.