self-inflicted
self-inflicted adjective: inflicted by oneself.
Adjective
self-inflicted (not comparable)
- Inflicted by oneself.
- Police said they found the driver deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot injuries.
- An expert in the self-inflicted wound, his attacks frequently miss their target in favour of reminding you of his own failings.
self-inflicted meaning in Tamil
self-inflicted in Tamil
- தன்னிழைப்பான, தானே தன்மீது, வருவித்துக்கொண்ட
Examples of self-inflicted in a sentence
- When the salarians discovered them, the krogan were a brutal, primitive species struggling to survive a self-inflicted nuclear winter.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Krogan Codex entry:
- One huge self-inflicted wound the industry is now suffering from is the lack of coupling compatibility.2019 October, Ian Walmsley, “Cleaning up”, in Modern Railways, page 43:
Origin of self-inflicted
From self- + inflicted.
Questions about self-inflicted
- What does self-inflicted mean?
- Self-inflicted means inflicted by oneself.
- What is self-inflicted in Tamil?
- Self-inflicted in Tamil is தன்னிழைப்பான, தானே தன்மீது, வருவித்துக்கொண்ட. See Self-inflicted meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use self-inflicted in a sentence?
- When the salarians discovered them, the krogan were a brutal, primitive species struggling to survive a self-inflicted nuclear winter.
- What part of speech is self-inflicted?
- Self-inflicted is an adjective.
Words near self-inflicted in the dictionary
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