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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Inadvertent, perhaps, but self-inflicted all the same.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Although these prices spikes have been self-inflicted, California has tried to remedy the situation by suing oil companies and passing additional laws that have tried to prevent these price spikes.
—Robert Rapier, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
And, as Paul Krugman often alludes, one part of technological drift to the back of the pack is always theft, and one part is self-inflicted.
—Matthew Chase Levy, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
While investigating, officers determined the incident occurred outside the city limits, and the injury was possibly self-inflicted, Mauk said.
—Ron Wood, arkansasonline.com, 6 Sep. 2024
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Although these prices spikes have been self-inflicted, California has tried to remedy the situation by suing oil companies and passing additional laws that have tried to prevent these price spikes.
—Robert Rapier, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
And, as Paul Krugman often alludes, one part of technological drift to the back of the pack is always theft, and one part is self-inflicted.
—Matthew Chase Levy, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
While investigating, officers determined the incident occurred outside the city limits, and the injury was possibly self-inflicted, Mauk said.
—Ron Wood, arkansasonline.com, 6 Sep. 2024
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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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