Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
self-pity
\\ˈself-ˈpi-tē\\ noun DATE 1621
: pity for oneself;
especially : a self-indulgent dwelling on one's own sorrows or misfortunes
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self-pity·ing \\-tē-iŋ\\
adjective
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self-pity·ing·ly \\-iŋ-lē\\
adverb self-pity
1621, from self + pity (q.v.).
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
self-pity
7self-'pity noun [U]
(often disapproving) a feeling of pity for yourself, especially because of sth unpleasant or unfair that has happened to you
自怜:
She's not someone who likes to wallow in self-pity.
她不是那种喜欢自怜的人。
• 7self-'pitying adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English
Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishself-pity
noun
QUANT. wave He felt a sudden wave of self-pity. VERB + SELF-PITY wallow in
PHRASES tears of self-pity
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
self-pity
\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun
: pity for oneself; especially : a self-indulgent lingering on one's own sorrows or misfortunes
< the immensity of her self-love and self-pity … steeped her pages in an ignoble emotionalism — Agnes Repplier >