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self-pity
[ self-pit-ee, self- ]
noun
- pity for oneself, especially a self-indulgent attitude concerning one's own difficulties, hardships, etc.:
We must resist yielding to self-pity and carry on as best we can.
self-pity
noun
- the act or state of pitying oneself, esp in an exaggerated or self-indulgent manner
Derived Forms
- ˌself-ˈpityingly, adverb
- ˌself-ˈpitying, adjective
Other Words From
- self-pity·ing adjective
- self-pity·ing·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of self-pity1
Example Sentences
Yet even as the Germans wallowed in bitter self-pity, another defeated superpower underwent a dramatic turnaround.
He drained the wine from the tumbler and turned away from the window, and there was no self-pity in his gravelly voice.
Also, the lack of self-pity was part of the ideology when I grew up.
Kandynce remained where she was and evidenced not a twinge of self-pity.
It is a potential firelighter of vanity, self-pity and logorrhoeic dullness.
The Reverend swallowed again, struggled to keep his eyes dry, for the rush of self pity almost overcame him.
Then the springs of self-pity were touched and she would have stopped the sale had she dared or known quite how.
But the light died out, and an expression of almost self-pity supplanted it.
He even considered himself, with great self-pity, returning and finding her married and happy, of course.
When he had eaten the bread of affliction, seasoned with tears of self-pity and remorse, mamma re-appeared with papa.
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