self-pity
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5.2
- noun
- /ˈsɛlfˌpɪti/
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autocompasión
- For even at his most grief-stricken, my grandfather was not a man given to self-pity or reflection.
And, and, and an extra bit of self pity because aren't we all mutants?
- And, and, and an extra bit of self pity because aren't we all mutants?
- So when you're in that self pity mode, you you're suffering.
- I reveled in self pity and she just wasn't having any of it.
- It's not just going to be laying in self pity in my bed.
- I have no tolerance or no time for self pity.
- I don't want to have self pity.
- Do I want something else for myself or do I just want to wallow in self pity and blame other people?
- We all need to, to bond to something and, and self pity is a very easy fast food way of doing so.
- And I think the quickest way to to get out of your own self pity and self struggle is to start giving in some form.
- You said self pity is an occasional treat but should not be your default mode.
- And so we can either accept the offering and the gift, or we can go into self pity.
- I do understand that this could fuck some lads up royally, but this level of self pity is fucking dangerous.
Examples
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Michael wallowed in self-pity for a year or so, and then went to visit his old roommate, Kevin.
Fiction book (1997) -
You're maudlin and full of self-pity.
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I stayed in the self pity loop feeling like a victim for years.
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Children are very good at self-pity, which must mean it's natural and important.
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You said self pity is an occasional treat but should not be your default mode.
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I'm having a self-pity party.
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So she made a decision: There would be no bitterness and no self-pity.
Academic text (2011) -
There's no time for feeling self-pity, because there's no room for it in here.
Academic text (1997) -
I don't indulge in self-pity.
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After losing the match, he fell into a state of self-pity, blaming everyone but himself.
Synonyms
A long feeling of being sorry for yourself and thinking only about your problems
Eating comfort food because you feel sorry for yourself
Antonyms
How Self-Pitying
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Self-pity comes from self and pity, where pity means 'feeling sorry for someone'. So self-pity is when you feel 'sorry' for yourself too much, often in a way that stops you from moving on.