brought upon
Invited upon oneself
Brought upon means caused to happen to someone, typically something negative or consequential: He brought ruin upon himself, The scandal brought shame upon the whole family.
The phrase emphasizes that the subject is responsible for what befalls the object—often used when someone's actions result in their own misfortune: You brought this upon yourself.
- inflictedCaused to suffer
- incurredBecame subject to
- imposedForced onto others
- resultantCombined effect of factors
- causeWhat produces an effect
effect · dealt out · karma · asking for it · had it coming · outcome · instigate · repercussion · fallout · come back to haunt · incite · wrought · bring · befallen · aftermath · ramification · provoke · set in motion
causation direction
brought uponaverted
Prevented from occurring
prevented · warded off · taken away from · staved off · forestalled