self-pitying
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editself-pitying (comparative more self-pitying, superlative most self-pitying)
- Pitying oneself; marked by self-pity.
- Synonyms: maudlin, sorry for oneself
- 1986 August 9, Gerardo Maria Cabrera, “The Smiths Turn to Subtle Self-Parody”, in Gay Community News, page 7:
- 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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