self-pity

[ self-pit-ee, self- ]

/ ˌsɛlfˈpɪt i, ˈsɛlf- /

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.

Origin of self-pity

First recorded in 1615–25

OTHER WORDS FROM self-pity

self-pit·y·ing, adjective self-pit·y·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby self-pity

self-opinion, self-opinionated, self-paced, self-parody, self-perpetuating, self-pity, self-plagiarism, self-poised, self-pollinate, self-pollination, self-portrait

Example sentences from the Web for self-pity

He drained the wine from the tumbler and turned away from the window, and there was no self-pity in his gravelly voice.

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Also, the lack of self-pity was part of the ideology when I grew up.

John Slattery on the ‘Mad Men’ Midseason Finale, Roger Sterling’s Power Move, and ‘God’s Pocket’ |Marlow Stern |May 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Kandynce remained where she was and evidenced not a twinge of self-pity.

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It is a potential firelighter of vanity, self-pity and logorrhoeic dullness.

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Out of self-pity, he responded, “No woman would kill herself for me.”

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For pictured there in place of depression, self-pity, troubling self-consciousness, she found sparkle and joy.

Suzanna Stirs the Fire |Emily Calvin Blake
Self-pity, except as the most transient emotion, was well nigh impossible to her.

Mrs. Thompson |William Babington Maxwell
The wear and tear of labour and intellect go on without pause or self-pity.

Meteorology |J. G. M'Pherson
For the first time for many years he seemed moved with self-pity.

Roumanian Stories |Various
As these pictures flashed before the eye of memory she looked at her father quietly, without a word of defense or self-pity.

Heroines of Service |Mary Rosetta Parkman

British Dictionary definitions for self-pity

self-pity

noun

the act or state of pitying oneself, esp in an exaggerated or self-indulgent manner

Derived forms of self-pity

self-pitying, adjective self-pityingly, adverb

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self-pity

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self-pity

noun

Origin of self-pity

OTHER WORDS FROM self-pity

Words nearby self-pity

Example sentences from the Web for self-pity

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