self-pity
noun
pity for oneself, especially a self-indulgent attitude concerning one's own difficulties, hardships, etc..
self-pitying
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a word derived from
self-pity.
Example Sentences
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There isn’t a self-pitying page or explicit account of violence in the book.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026
And the Telegraph's Kara Kennedy wasn't impressed by Kimmel's "self-pitying monologue".
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2025
Her recent interview with CNN en Español was by turns contrite, combative and self-pitying.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2025
"For Your Approval," which is DeGeneres' self-proclaimed final hurrah, starts on a relatively self-indulgent and self-pitying note.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2024
Francis’s coat whipped out behind him in theatrical billows; he kept glancing furtively around to see if his inquisitor was anywhere nearby and from time to time he emitted a faint, self-pitying cough.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
