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self-pity

[ self-pit-ee, self- ]

noun

  1. 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

  1. the act or state of pitying oneself, esp in an exaggerated or self-indulgent manner
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ-ˈ辱ٲ⾱Բ, adverb
  • ˌ-ˈ辱ٲ⾱Բ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • -辱y·Բ adjective
  • -辱y·Բ·ly adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of self-pity1

First recorded in 1615–25
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Example Sentences

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Even a self-pity party for bigots draws a line at crybaby antics from the richest man in the world.

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"They are crybabies of the highest order," she wrote, noting that the main tone of Trump's fanbase is self-pity over the smallest stuff.

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Although Nani and Nurse P were of completely different backgrounds, they shared a common loneliness, which they were trying to negotiate with quiet dignity, devoid of the heaviness of self-pity.

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But at the same time, she wasn’t allowed to sit, cry, feel self-pity.

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At some point between his second-inning exit, and the Dodgers’ historic rally in the top of the fifth, a dispirited Flaherty decided against any further self-pity.

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