self-created

adjective

: created or appointed by oneself
Workers wanted jobs that offered something new to learn, something different to do and clear identification with a self-created group, ideally demonstrated by a uniform. Doris Weatherford
This group represented what was essentially a self-created nobility. Jodi Campbell

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Though the pandemic and last year’s Hollywood strikes exacerbated things, AMC’s debt dilemma is largely self-created. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 22 July 2024 Biden has identified the defining strategic challenge of the twenty-first century, but the problems—both inherent and self-created—are already daunting. Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 29 June 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1606, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of self-created was in 1606

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“Self-created.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-created. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

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