SELF-PITY


Meaning of SELF-PITY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈself-ˈpi-tē ]

noun

Date: 1621

: pity for oneself ; especially : a self-indulgent dwelling on one's own sorrows or misfortunes

• self-pity·ing -tē-iŋ adjective

• self-pity·ing·ly -iŋ-lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.