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self-inflicted
[self-in-flik-tid, self-]
adjective
inflicted by oneself upon oneself.
a self-inflicted wound.
self-inflicted
adjective
(of an injury) having been inflicted on oneself by oneself
Other 51Թ Forms
- self-infliction noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of self-inflicted1
Example Sentences
Russia's Investigative Committee says former Russian transport minister Roman Starovoit has been found dead, apparently with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
This isn’t just a self-inflicted energy crisis in the making.
Police initially said that Mr Ojwang died of self-inflicted wounds, but were forced to retract the statement after an autopsy found that he was likely to have died from assault wounds.
It said the problems were "self-inflicted" and it should have been clear to senior members of the university that its financial position "was worse than presented".
He says he arrived early on the Sunday morning at the station, and after being kept waiting for several hours, was eventually told that his son had died from self-inflicted wounds.
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