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self-pity Definition

self·-pity (-pit′ē)

noun

pity for oneself, esp. pity that is self-indulgent or exaggerated

self-pity Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • detect: Some of their stories are harrowing but nowhere does one detect self-pity or any anger against the Turks or Samians.
  • produce: The unconscious idea that produces self-pity is: 'I need help' .

Adjective modifier

own: Instead of taking responsibility for his children he wallowed in his own self-pity.

Modifies a noun

  • mode: At the stage of jealousy, the self-pity mode is dominant.
  • factor: The emotional dynamics are similar to mystical yearning, except that the self-pity factor is different.
  • form: Vanity and self-pity form a binary, and so can switch between each other.
  • change: Suppose that the self-pity mode changes to its binary, vanity.