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self-pity


noun

  1. 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.

noun

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

n.1620s, from self- + pity (n.). Related: Self-pitying.

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