self-induced

adjective

Caused by the action of the person which it affects.

“His indigestion was self-induced. If he didn't eat so much it wouldn't hurt.”

Similar
autogenousautogenic
OriginEnglish induced ← Middle English self- ← Old English self- →
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Meanings

adjectiveself-induced (not comparable)
  1. not comparableCaused by the action of the person which it affects.

    His indigestion was self-induced. If he didn't eat so much it wouldn't hurt.

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of self-induce

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivebrought about by yourself

Similar
autogenousautogenic
Also see
autogenicautogenous

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swé?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*selbʰ-
  3. Proto-Germanic*selbaz
  4. Old Englishself
  5. Old Englishself-
  6. Middle Englishself-
  7. Englishself-
  8. Englishinduced
  9. Englishself-induced

From self- + induced.

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APA

self-induced. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-induced

MLA

“self-induced.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-induced. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-induced,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-induced.

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