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Definition of self-pity noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

self-pity

noun
 
/ˌself ˈpɪti/
 
/ˌself ˈpɪti/
[uncountable] (often disapproving)
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  1. 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.
    Topics Personal qualitiesc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionary… of self-pity
    • wave
    verb + self-pity
    • wallow in
    phrases
    • full of self-pity
    • tears of self-pity
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See self-pity in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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adverb
 
 
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