SELF-PITY

Meaning of SELF-PITY in English

Self-pity is a feeling of unhappiness that you have about yourself and your problems, especially when this is unnecessary or greatly exaggerated.

Throughout, he showed no trace of self-pity.

N-UNCOUNT [ disapproval ]

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006

SELF-PITY — noun Date: 1621 pity for oneself, ~ing adjective ~ingly adverb
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SELF-PITY — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : pity for oneself ; especially : a self-indulgent lingering on one's own sorrows or misfortunes the immensity …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SELF-PITY — — self-pitying , adj. — self-pityingly , adv. /self'pit"ee, self"-/ , n. pity for oneself, esp. a self-indulgent attitude concerning …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SELF PITY — feeling sorrow for oneself, feeling compassion for oneself
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SELF-PITY — noun Date: 1621 : pity for oneself ; especially : a self-indulgent dwelling on one's own sorrows or misfortunes • …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SELF-PITY — Pronunciation: ' self- ' pi-t ē Function: noun Date: 1621 : pity for oneself especially : a self-indulgent dwelling on …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SELF-PITY — ■ noun excessive unhappiness over one's own troubles. Derivatives ~ing adjective ~ingly adverb
Concise Oxford English vocab
SELF-PITY — [self-pity] n (1621): pity for oneself; esp: a self-indulgent dwelling on one's own sorrows or misfortunes -- self-pity.ing adj -- …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SELF-PITY — self-pity BrE AmE ˌself ˈpɪt i AmE \ -ˈpɪt̬ i ▷ self-pity|ing/ly ɪŋ /li
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SELF-PITY — noun [ U ] (often disapproving ) a feeling of pity for yourself, especially because of sth unpleasant or unfair …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SELF-PITY — ˌself-ˈpity BrE AmE noun [uncountable] the feeling of being sad and ↑ depressed because you think that something unfair or …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SELF-PITY — n. extreme sorrow for one's own troubles etc. øøself-pitying adj. self-pityingly adv.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SELF-PITY — n. extreme sorrow for one's own troubles etc. Derivatives: self-pitying adj. self-pityingly adv.
Oxford English vocab
SELF-PITY — Self-pity is a feeling of unhappiness that you have about yourself and your problems, especially when this is unnecessary or …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SELF-PITY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB wallow ▪ Nor was he a man who wallowed constantly in self-pity . PHRASES …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SELF-PITY — Synonyms and related words : benevolence, clemency, commiseration, compassion, condolence, favor, feeling, forbearance, forgiveness, grace, humanity, kindness, leniency, mercy, mitigation, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SELF-PITY — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
SELF-PITY — noun … OF SELF-PITY ▪ wave ▪ He felt a sudden wave of ~. VERB + SELF-PITY ▪ wallow in ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SELF-PITY — See ↑ SAD 6
Longman Activator English vocab
SELF-PITY — n. to indulge in ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
SELF-PITY — сущ. жалость к себе to indulge in self-pity ≈ проникнуться жалостью к себе жалость к (самому) себе, склонность жаловаться на …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SELF-PITY — n жалость к (самому) себе, склонность жаловаться на судьбу
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SELF-PITY — сущ.жалость к себе to indulge in self-pity — проникнуться жалостью к себе
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SELF PITY — (n) жалость к себе; склонность жаловаться на судьбу
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SELF-PITY — n жалость к (самому) себе, склонность жаловаться на судьбу
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SELF-PITY — n жалость к (самому) себе, склонность жаловаться на судьбу
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SELF PITY — жалость к себе
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SELF PITY — жалость к себе
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SELF-PITY — сущ. жалость к себе to indulge in self-pity — проникнуться жалостью к себе
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SELF-PITY — сущ. жалость к себе to indulge in self-pity — проникнуться жалостью к себе
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SELF-PITY — _n. жалость к себе
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SELF-PITY — n. жалость к себе
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SELF-PITY — жалость к себе
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
SELF-PITY — сущ. жалость к самому себе.
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь
SELF-PITY — сущ. жалость к себе to indulge in self-pity ≈ проникнуться жалостью к себе жалость к (самому) себе, склонность жаловаться на …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SELF — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Black Panther Party for Self Defense self defense Self Defense Force self determination self …
Английский словарь Британика
SELF — I. ˈself, ˈseu̇f, South often ˈse(ə)f pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English self, seolf, sylf; akin to Old Frisian …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PITY — I. ˈpid.]ē, -it], ]i\ noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English pite, from Old French pitez, pitié, pité, from Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SELF- — combining form Etymology: Middle English, from Old English self-, seolf-, sylf-, from self, seolf, sylf, pron. & adjective 1. a. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PITY — (v. i.) To be compassionate; to show pity.
Английский словарь Webster
SELF- — a combining form of self and variously used with the meanings "of the self" ( self-analysis ) and "by oneself …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SELF — /self/ , n. , pl. selves , adj., pron., pl. selves , v. n. 1. a person or thing referred …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PITY — /pit"ee/ , n. , pl. pities , v. , pitied, pitying . n. 1. sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SELF — I. ˈself, Southern also ˈsef pronoun Etymology: Middle English (intensive pronoun), from Old English; akin to Old High German selb, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PITY — I. ˈpi-tē noun ( plural pit·ies ) Etymology: Middle English pite, from Anglo-French pité, from Latin pietat-, pietas piety, pity, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SELF- — Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from self 1. a. : oneself or itself self- supporting b. : of oneself …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SELF — noun personification; embodiment. 2. self ·adj same; particular; very; identical. 3. self ·noun hence, personal interest, or love of private …
Webster English vocab
PITY — noun piety. 2. pity ·vi to be compassionate; to show pity. 3. pity ·vt to move to pity; used …
Webster English vocab
PITY — [pity] n, pl pit.ies [ME pite, fr. OF pite, fr. L pietat-, pietas piety, pity, fr. pius pious] (13c) 1 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SELF — the I as experienced by an individual. In modern psychology the notion of the self has replaced earlier conceptions of …
Britannica English vocabulary
SELF — / self; NAmE / noun ( pl. selves / selvz; NAmE /) 1. [ C , usually sing. ] the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PITY — / ˈpɪti; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U ] pity (for sb/sth) a feeling of sympathy …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SELF — self S2 W3 /self/ BrE AmE noun ( plural selves /selvz/) [ Language: Old English ] 1 . [countable usually …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PITY — I. pit ‧ y 1 S3 /ˈpɪti/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: pité …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SELF — n. & adj. --n. (pl. selves) 1 a person's or thing's own individuality or essence (showed his true self). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PITY — n. & v. --n. (pl. -ies) 1 sorrow and compassion aroused by another's condition (felt pity for the child). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SELF — n. & adj. n. (pl. selves) 1 a person's or thing's own individuality or essence (showed his true self). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PITY — n. & v. n. (pl. -ies) 1 sorrow and compassion aroused by another's condition (felt pity for the child). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SELF — n. & adj. --n. (pl. selves) 1. a person's or thing's own individuality or essence (showed his true self). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
PITY — n. & v. --n. (pl. -ies) 1. sorrow and compassion aroused by another's condition (felt pity for the child). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
PITY — ( pities, pitying, pitied) 1. If you feel pity for someone, you feel very sorry for them. He felt a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SELF — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be a shadow/ghost of your former self (= be much less confident, healthy, energetic etc …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PITY — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES It’s a great pity that ▪ It’s a great pity that none of his …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PITY — [verb] [T]Pity (= Feel sorry for) the unhappy motorist who has to drive in rush- hour traffic!If you've ever seen …
Cambridge English vocab

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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