self-inflicted

From self- +‎ inflicted.

self-inflicted (not comparable)

1. 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.

   • 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Krogan Codex entry:

     When the salarians discovered them, the krogan were a brutal, primitive species struggling to survive a self-inflicted nuclear winter. The salarians culturally uplifted them, teaching them to use and build modern technology so they could serve as soldiers in the Rachni War.

   • 2019 October, Ian Walmsley, “Cleaning up”, in Modern Railways, page 43:

     One huge self-inflicted wound the industry is now suffering from is the lack of coupling compatibility. Up to the 1980s virtually everything had compatible drawgear on a given route, so there was every chance of pushing a failed train out of the way. Since privatisation, compatibility has been lost and in the last few years operators seem to have gone out of their way to avoid compatibility.

• own goal