self-caused
Brought about oneself
Self-caused describes something that brings about its own existence or condition—an effect that is also its own cause.
The term appears mainly in philosophical discussions about whether anything can truly cause itself, with theologians historically arguing that only God is self-caused.
More loosely, it describes problems or situations someone creates for themselves: His troubles were entirely self-caused.
Power to act
- volitionCapacity for choice
- independentFree from external control
- spontaneousArising without external cause
- uncausedWithout preceding trigger
Consciously chosen, not accidental
- willfulIntentionally unyielding
- volitionalArising from conscious choice
- premeditatedPlanned before acting
- consciousMentally present and alert
purposeful · voluntary · calculated · knowing · planned · willed · meant
Capable of being prevented
- negligenceFailure to exercise care
- carelessnessInattention causing mistakes
- recklessnessCareless disregard for danger
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
fault · error · blunder · heedlessness · inattention · imprudence · shortsightedness
agency
Power to act
- volitionCapacity for choice
- independentFree from external control
- spontaneousArising without external cause
deliberate
Consciously chosen, not accidental
- willfulIntentionally unyielding
- volitionalArising from conscious choice
- premeditatedPlanned before acting
conscious · purposeful · voluntary · calculated · knowing · planned · willed · meant
avoidable
Capable of being prevented
- negligenceFailure to exercise care
- carelessnessInattention causing mistakes
- recklessnessCareless disregard for danger
oversight · fault · error · blunder · heedlessness · inattention · imprudence · shortsightedness
self-causedinvoluntary
Not under conscious control
coerced · forced · compelled · determined · fated
self-causedinvoluntary
Not under conscious control
accidental · unintentional · fated · predetermined · destined
cause, self, caused, selfless, causing, causation, causal, selfhood, self-sufficient