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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Bauer said Anzalone then claimed the cuts to his head were self-inflicted.
—Thomas C. Zambito, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
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Obviously, Detroit was forced to play catch-up and pass, but much of its issues were self-inflicted.
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Thomas C. Zambito, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
But unlike general manager Howie Roseman, who was hit with an errant beer can, DeJean’s injury was self-inflicted.
—Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 15 Feb. 2025
Cable’s ongoing erosion, Trump’s 2020 defeat, and the WBD merger to a reset of the company’s ideological approach, and the departure of a string of personalities for a variety of reasons, some forced, some self-inflicted.
—David Bloom, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Obviously, Detroit was forced to play catch-up and pass, but much of its issues were self-inflicted.
—Colton Pouncy, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 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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