self-pitynoun [ U ]
uk/ˌselfˈpɪt.i/us/ˌselfˈpɪt̬.i/disapprovingsadness for yourself because you think you have a lot of problems or have suffered a lot:
He faced his illness bravely and without any hint of self-pity.
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Sadness and regret
- a heavy heart idiom
- be/weigh on your conscience idiom
- bitter
- bring a lump to/have a lump in your throat idiom
- broken-hearted
- gloom
- gloomy
- guilt
- guilt complex
- guilt trip
- guilt-ridden
- guilt trip
- lament
- melancholy
- mourn
- rue
- rue the day idiom
- rueful
- sackcloth
- sad
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self-pitying
adjective uk/ˌselfˈpɪt.i.ɪŋ/us/ˌselfˈpɪt̬.i.ɪŋ/