He returned home in the summer of 1974 after eleven years of self-imposed exile...
Sometimes a well-defined job becomes cluttered with self-imposed tasks.
English dictionary. 2008.
self-imposed — ˌself imˈposed adjective [only before a noun] a self imposed rule, condition, or limit has been set by the people who must obey it, and does not have to be obeyed by anyone else: • Even with the approach of a self imposed deadline, there was no… … Financial and business terms
Self-imposed — Self im*posed , a. Voluntarily taken on one s self; as, self imposed tasks. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
self-imposed — /self im pohzd , self /, adj. imposed on one by oneself: a self imposed task. [1775 85] * * * … Universalium
self-imposed — self im posed adj [usually before noun] a self imposed rule, duty etc is one that you have made for yourself, and which no one has asked you to accept ▪ She spent five years in self imposed exile in Bolivia … Dictionary of contemporary English
self-imposed — [self′im pōzd′] adj. imposed or inflicted on oneself by oneself … English World dictionary
self-imposed — self im|posed [ ,self ım pouzd ] adjective self imposed rules, punishments, etc. are ones that you have chosen for yourself … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
self-imposed — [ˌself ɪmˈpəʊzd] adj self imposed rules and conditions are those that you have chosen for yourself, rather than those that someone else has forced you to accept … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
self-imposed — self′ imposed′ adj … From formal English to slang
self-imposed — adjective a self imposed rule, condition, responsibility etc is one that you have made yourself accept, and which no one has asked you to accept: five years of self imposed exile in Bolivia … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
self-imposed — /ˈsɛlf ɪmpoʊzd/ (say self impohzd) adjective imposed on one by oneself: a self imposed task …
