self-pity
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
1Other words from self-pity
- self-pit·y·ing, adjective
- self-pit·y·ing·ly, adverb
Words Nearby self-pity
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How to use self-pity in a sentence
Yet even as the Germans wallowed in bitter self-pity, another defeated superpower underwent a dramatic turnaround.
The 20th-Century Dictator Most Idolized by Hitler | William O’Connor | November 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe drained the wine from the tumbler and turned away from the window, and there was no self-pity in his gravelly voice.
Football Great Bob Suffridge Wanders Through the End Zone of Life | Paul Hemphill | September 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAlso, 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 | THE DAILY BEASTKandynce remained where she was and evidenced not a twinge of self-pity.
It is a potential firelighter of vanity, self-pity and logorrhoeic dullness.
Hatchet Job of the Year 2014 Shortlist Announced | The Telegraph | January 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The Reverend swallowed again, struggled to keep his eyes dry, for the rush of self pity almost overcame him.
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxThen the springs of self-pity were touched and she would have stopped the sale had she dared or known quite how.
Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn RaymondBut the light died out, and an expression of almost self-pity supplanted it.
The Leaven in a Great City | Lillian William BettsHe even considered himself, with great self-pity, returning and finding her married and happy, of course.
Gallegher and Other Stories | Richard Harding DavisWhen he had eaten the bread of affliction, seasoned with tears of self-pity and remorse, mamma re-appeared with papa.
Choice Readings for the Home Circle | Anonymous
British Dictionary definitions for self-pity
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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