Self-pitying

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pitying oneself; marked by self-pity.

    "Yet The Smiths' hopelessness has also turned listeners off. Their music seems at times too self-indulgent and self-pitying to be taken seriously."

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maudlinsorry for oneself

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"Yet The Smiths' hopelessness has also turned listeners off. Their music seems at times too self-indulgent and self-pitying to be taken seriously."

Etymology

From self- + pitying.

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