self-pityingadj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfˈpɪtɪɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfˈpɪdiɪŋ/

Forms: see self- prefix and pitying adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, pitying adj.

Etymology: < self- prefix + pitying adj., after self-pity n.

Characterized by or expressive of self-pity; full of self-pity; sorry for oneself.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > compassion > [adjective] > full of self-pity

self-pityinga1628

sorry for oneself1767

self-pitiful1865

a1628 F. Greville Life of Sidney (1651) xv. 197 The love of people to a loving Princesse is not ever curiously ballanced, by the self-pittying abilities of mankinde.

1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison V. xxxiv. 217 I should have thought myself concerned,..to have expatiated on the self-pitying reflexion conveyed in these words.

1839 B. E. Hill Home Service I. xi. 196 He became babyishly self-pitying.

1868 Daily News 11 Nov. He groans and bears it with a sort of self-pitying complacency.

1966 B. Kimenye Kalasanda Revisited 31 The self-pitying thought, ‘I might as well be dead’, kept recurring in his mind.

2005 J. Cox Around World in 80 Dates xvi. 390 For the first time in ages, I..didn't feel on my own anymore. I don't mean that to sound quite as self-pitying as it possibly does.

Derivatives

self-ˈpityingly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > compassion > [adverb] > with self-pity

self-pityingly1864

1864 Bentley's Misc. 56 291 That precious valet moralises self-pityingly on the occasion.

1955 F. Waldman Challenger ix. 122 ‘Being champion isn't everything it's cracked up to be,’ he says self-pityingly.

2003 Times 9 May 23/1 Dad, who is unemployed, sits self-pityingly in the corner.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-pitying
释义	self-pityingadj. Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈpɪtɪɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈpɪdiɪŋ/ Forms: see self- prefix and pitying adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, pitying adj. Etymology: < self- prefix + pitying adj., after self-pity n. Characterized by or expressive of self-pity; full of self-pity; sorry for oneself. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > compassion > [adjective] > full of self-pity self-pityinga1628 sorry for oneself1767 self-pitiful1865 a1628 F. Greville Life of Sidney (1651) xv. 197 The love of people to a loving Princesse is not ever curiously ballanced, by the self-pittying abilities of mankinde. 1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison V. xxxiv. 217 I should have thought myself concerned,..to have expatiated on the self-pitying reflexion conveyed in these words. 1839 B. E. Hill Home Service I. xi. 196 He became babyishly self-pitying. 1868 Daily News 11 Nov. He groans and bears it with a sort of self-pitying complacency. 1966 B. Kimenye Kalasanda Revisited 31 The self-pitying thought, ‘I might as well be dead’, kept recurring in his mind. 2005 J. Cox Around World in 80 Dates xvi. 390 For the first time in ages, I..didn't feel on my own anymore. I don't mean that to sound quite as self-pitying as it possibly does. Derivatives self-ˈpityingly adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > compassion > [adverb] > with self-pity self-pityingly1864 1864 Bentley's Misc. 56 291 That precious valet moralises self-pityingly on the occasion. 1955 F. Waldman Challenger ix. 122 ‘Being champion isn't everything it's cracked up to be,’ he says self-pityingly. 2003 Times 9 May 23/1 Dad, who is unemployed, sits self-pityingly in the corner. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1628
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