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Definition of Self-pity
1. Noun. A feeling of sorrow (often self-indulgent) over your own sufferings.
Definition of Self-pity
1. Noun. A feeling of pity for oneself. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Self-pity
Literary usage of Self-pity
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Beaumont and Fletcher: Or, The Finest Scenes, Lyrics, and Other Beauties of by Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher (1862)
"... this willow garland, and am prouder That I was once your love, though now
refus'd, Than to have had another true to me. self-pity DEMANDING SYMPATHY. ..."
2. The Emotions and the Will by Alexander Bain (1888)
"A farther stage in the reflective operation is designated by Self-Pity, an
appropriation ... And there is a certain consolation derived from this Self-Pity; ..."
3. Valuation: Its Nature and Laws, Being an Introduction to the General Theory by Wilbur Marshall Urban (1909)
"We clearly distinguish self-respect from self-complacency, and self-disdain from
self- pity ; and respect and disdain for others from mere liking or ..."
4. Human Nature and the Social Order by Charles Horton Cooley (1922)
"At any rate, self-pity is much too common to be ignored. ... But it seems to me
that we avoid self-pity only by not vividly imagining ourselves in a piteous ..."
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