self-induced

Describes something that is caused by one's own actions or choices, rather than by external factors.

• 🇫🇷Qualifie ce qui est provoqué par ses propres actions ou choix, plutôt que par des facteurs externes.

1. Electrical self-induction C1 formal technical

   Produced by the property of an electrical circuit where a changing current induces an electromotive force in the same circuit.

   • The self-induced voltage in the coil caused a spark.
   • Engineers measured the self-induced current in the transformer.
   • Self-induced electromotive force can affect circuit performance.

   🇫🇷auto-induction

2. Brought about by oneself B2 formal

   Caused or created by one's own actions, decisions, or behavior.

   • His financial problems were entirely self-induced due to poor spending habits.
   • The stress she felt was self-induced from overworking.
   • Self-induced errors in the report led to confusion.

   🇫🇷provoqué par soi-même

   Synonymes: self-generatedself-imposed

   Antonymes: externalimposedinduced

• more self-induced comparative form
• most self-induced superlative form