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

Other Word Forms

• self-pitying adjective
• self-pityingly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-pity¹

First recorded in 1615–25