self-pity
noun
: pity for oneself
especially
: a self-indulgent dwelling on one's own sorrows or misfortunes
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For the first — and perhaps only — time in his Iowa coaching career, Ferentz briefly wallowed in self-pity.
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Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Not that Paul, 42 years old and newly divorced, is overly inclined toward self-pity.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
Because what's the legacy of your mother was killed by your father, who then, in a fit of self-pity and fear, killed himself?
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2025
The question felt more confrontational than self-pitying.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
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Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Not that Paul, 42 years old and newly divorced, is overly inclined toward self-pity.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
Because what's the legacy of your mother was killed by your father, who then, in a fit of self-pity and fear, killed himself?
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2025
The question felt more confrontational than self-pitying.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
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“Self-pity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-pity. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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