self-pity
noun /ˌself ˈpɪti/
/ˌself ˈpɪti/
[uncountable] (often disapproving)- a feeling of sadness for yourself, especially because of something unpleasant or unfair that has happened to you
- She's not someone who likes to wallow in self-pity.
- tears of self-pity
- A wave of self-pity came over him.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary… of self-pity- wave
- wallow in
- full of self-pity
- tears of self-pity