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self-induced

[ self-in-doost, -dyoost, self- ]

adjective

  1. induced by oneself or itself.
  2. Electricity. produced by self-induction.


self-induced

adjective

  1. induced or brought on by oneself or itself
  2. electronics produced by self-induction
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of self-induced1

First recorded in 1885–90
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Bill Ackman, a billionaire hedge fund manager who backed Trump in the 2024 presidential campaign, warned of a “self-induced, economic nuclear winter” if the president refused to back down.

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A billionaire backer of Donald Trump has urged the US president to pause his recently announced trade tariffs, or risk "a self-induced, economic nuclear winter".

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They came up short this time in a game when hurt by some self-induced penalties and going 0 for 3 on power plays.

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But the World Health Organization endorses self-induced abortions in pregnancies of up to 12 weeks without medical supervision.

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The case stirred anger among abortion rights advocates when the 26-year-old woman was arrested in April 2022 and charged with murder in “the death of an individual by self-induced abortion.”

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