self-pity

self-pit·y

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [self pit-ee]
- /sɛlf ˈpɪt i/
- /self ˈpɪti/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [self pit-ee]
- /sɛlf ˈpɪt i/

Definitions of self-pity word

noun self-pity 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. 1
noun self-pity feeling sorry for oneself 1
uncountable noun self-pity Self-pity is a feeling of unhappiness that you have about yourself and your problems, especially when this is unnecessary or greatly exaggerated. 0
noun self-pity the act or state of pitying oneself, esp in an exaggerated or self-indulgent manner 0
noun self-pity pity for oneself, esp. pity that is self-indulgent or exaggerated 0

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Origin of self-pity

First appearance:

before 1615

One of the 41% oldest English words

First recorded in 1615-25

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Parts of speech for Self-pity

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Self-pity

self-pity popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for self-pity

adjective self-pity

maudlin — tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental: a maudlin story of a little orphan and her lost dog.
mawkish — characterized by sickly sentimentality; weakly emotional; maudlin.
wallowing — to roll about or lie in water, snow, mud, dust, or the like, as for refreshment: Goats wallowed in the dust.

All 3 Synonyms of self-pity