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单词 self-pity
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self-pity

[ self-pit-ee, self- ]
/ ˌsɛlfˈpɪt i, ˈsɛlf- /

noun

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

First recorded in 1615–25

OTHER WORDS FROM self-pity

self-pit·y·ing, adjectiveself-pit·y·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby self-pity

self-opinion, self-opinionated, self-paced, self-parody, self-perpetuating, self-pity, self-plagiarism, self-poised, self-pollinate, self-pollination, self-portrait
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British Dictionary definitions for self-pity

self-pity

noun

the act or state of pitying oneself, esp in an exaggerated or self-indulgent manner

Derived forms of self-pity

self-pitying, adjectiveself-pityingly, adverb
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