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[ self-in-flik-tid, self- ] / ˈsɛlf ɪnˈflɪk tɪd, ˌsɛlf- /
adjectiveinflicted by oneself upon oneself: a self-inflicted wound. Origin of self-inflictedFirst recorded in 1775–85 OTHER WORDS FROM self-inflictedself-in·flic·tion, nounWords nearby self-inflictedself-incrimination, self-induced, self-inductance, self-induction, self-indulgent, self-inflicted, self-initiated, self-instructional, self-insurance, self-insure, self-insurer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for self-inflictedViolent ends can be self-inflicted, at the hands of fellow prisoners, or caused by the guards. A Million Ways to Die in Prison|Daniel Genis|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST But Brown sincerely believes all our pain is self-inflicted. Deepwater Horizon: Life Drowning in Oil|Samuel Fragoso|November 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST This makes her in some ways the perfect person to help the NFL recover from its self-inflicted wounds and get its act together. Can This SVU Crime Fighter Save the NFL?|Lloyd Grove|September 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST Perhaps you just bandaged a self-inflicted injury with some scotch tape and crazy glue. When Not to Take a Selfie|James Poulos|December 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta rails against the ‘self-inflicted wound.’ Panetta Slams Senate Deal for Failing to Deal With Defense Cuts|Josh Rogin|October 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST She was quivering under that self-inflicted lash, bordering upon hysteria when she reached the house. Big Timber|Bertrand W. Sinclair He formulated a new law whose effect would be to deliver humanity from its self-inflicted woes. Even before the sufferer had breathed his last the lamentations and self-inflicted wounds began. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3)|Sir James George Frazer And indeed there seems to be some colour of excuse for this drastic stricture, self-inflicted though it were. The Bandbox|Louis Joseph Vance “It is, then, impossible that this wound was self-inflicted,” inquired the Coroner. The House Opposite|Elizabeth Kent
British Dictionary definitions for self-inflicted
adjective(of an injury) having been inflicted on oneself by oneself Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |