Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Induced by oneself or itself.
- adjective Electricity Produced by self-induction.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Induced or brought on by itself; specifically, in electricity, set up by the inductive action of a fluctuating current in the same circuit: as, a self-induced current.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Indicating that a
condition was caused by the action of the person itinflicts . - verb Simple past tense and past participle of self-induce.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective produced by electrical self-induction
- adjective brought about by yourself
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Examples
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Leslie Snow, who had an ileostomy at age nineteen and suffers from multisystem disease, thinks the notion of self-induced illness is nonsense.
After the Diagnosis MD Julian Seifter 2010
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"I don't really think anything Microsoft does puts pressure on Apple," said Mr. Cook, who said Apple is focused on building the best product and the pressure on the company is "self-induced."
Apple's Mac Makeover Jessica E. Vascellaro 2012
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Bernanke himself actually accused the Bank of Japan at that time of a "self-induced paralysis" in not providing more stimulus to their sputtering economy, according to Krugman.
Harlan Green: The Fed's Paralysis -- Who Will Do the Right Thing? Harlan Green 2011
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Maybe that will snap everyone out of their self-induced coma and force us all to address, in an honest manner, the very difficult questions that continue to stare us in the face.
Daniel Wagner: Stop the Delusion: The 'Double Dip' Is Here Daniel Wagner 2011
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Advocates respond to NYTimes article on self-induced abortion - Feministing
Advocates respond to NYTimes article on self-induced abortion - Feministing 2009
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Taking this calm, long-term approach deflates 90 percent of the self-induced pressure.
WRITING QUESTION: WRITER'S BLOCK odysseyworkshop 2010
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I do NOT believe that he has crossed the line into a state of self-induced illusion wherein he actually believes what he is saying, although the final judgment on that would have to come from a mental health professional.
Heroes or Villains? 2010
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But don't believe everything you see on the Internet: She turned out to be a psycho who murdered cheating military men via unwittingly self-induced overhydration.
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There's the high cost to people, and it's self-induced.
When Man's Best Friend Is Obese Gwendolyn Bounds 2011
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I'm saying that disordered behaviors like self-induced vomiting, self-imposed starvation, or compulsive overexercise are necessary to achieve the bodies promoted to us as being "natural".
I want you to stop stalking "overweight" women. - Feministing 2009
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