SELF-PITY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does self-pity mean? 

• SELF-PITY (noun)
  The noun SELF-PITY has 1 sense:

1. a feeling of sorrow (often self-indulgent) over your own sufferings

  Familiarity information: SELF-PITY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SELF-PITY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A feeling of sorrow (often self-indulgent) over your own sufferings

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Hypernyms ("self-pity" is a kind of...):

sorrow (an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement)

 Context examples 

Then a dampness came into Ebbits's eyes, and I knew that the sorrow of self-pity was his.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

Was it all self-pity, loneliness, or low spirits?

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)