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单词 self-pity
释义

self-pity

noun

ˌself-ˈpi-tē How to pronounce self-pity (audio)
: pity for oneself
especially : a self-indulgent dwelling on one's own sorrows or misfortunes
self-pitying
ˌself-ˈpi-tē-iŋ How to pronounce self-pity (audio)
adjective
self-pityingly
ˌself-ˈpi-tē-iŋ-lē How to pronounce self-pity (audio)
adverb

Word History

First Known Use

1604, in the meaning defined above

self-pity

noun

as in sadness
disapproving a feeling of pity for yourself because you believe you have suffered more than is fair or reasonable He was wallowing in self-pity. She spoke without a trace of self-pity.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • sadness
  • grief
  • sorrow
  • melancholy
  • misery
  • anguish
  • sorrowfulness
  • agony
  • despair
  • gloom
  • distress
  • depression
  • mournfulness
  • desperation
  • oppression
  • boredom
  • dejection
  • mourning
  • melancholia
  • unhappiness
  • pain
  • miserableness
  • heartsickness
  • joylessness
  • gloominess
  • glumness
  • blues
  • dreariness
  • despondency
  • forlornness
  • despondence
  • discouragement
  • downheartedness
  • somberness
  • hopelessness
  • mopes
  • dumps
  • despond
  • wretchedness
  • woe
  • disconsolateness
  • regret
  • dolor
  • blue devils
  • disheartenment
  • doldrums
  • desolation
  • dispiritedness
  • woefulness
  • ennui
  • dolefulness
  • moodiness
  • moroseness
  • self-despair
  • tedium
  • morbidness
  • drear
  • morosity
  • dismalness
  • rue

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • mirth
  • glee
  • gayety
  • optimism
  • humor
  • joviality
  • jollity
  • gaiety
  • hopefulness
  • lightheartedness
  • cheerfulness
  • merriment
  • gayness
  • contentment
  • cheeriness
  • gleefulness
  • mirthfulness
  • satisfaction
  • cheer
  • contentedness
  • joy
  • sunniness
  • gratification
  • content
  • exultation
  • elation
  • ecstasy
  • exuberance
  • happiness
  • euphoria
  • delight
  • joyousness
  • intoxication
  • jubilation
  • exhilaration
  • bliss
  • joyfulness
  • gladness
  • rapture
  • heaven
  • felicity
  • blissfulness
  • elatedness
  • rapturousness
  • gladsomeness
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