self-pity
noun
: pity for oneself
especially
: a self-indulgent dwelling on one's own sorrows or misfortunes
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Coldplay, once skewered by critics for being too plaintive and self-pitying, was now broadcasting the opposite message: everything is magic.
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Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
In jail, her friends had coached her to appear remorseful but not to cry, because no one likes self-pity.
—Lizzie Presser, ProPublica, 28 Sep. 2024
This is at the root of populism, or much of it: self-pity, grievance, resentment.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 26 Sep. 2024
Lethargy is right there, self-pity is right there, depression's right there.
—Alex Ross, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2024
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Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
In jail, her friends had coached her to appear remorseful but not to cry, because no one likes self-pity.
—Lizzie Presser, ProPublica, 28 Sep. 2024
This is at the root of populism, or much of it: self-pity, grievance, resentment.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 26 Sep. 2024
Lethargy is right there, self-pity is right there, depression's right there.
—Alex Ross, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2024
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“Self-pity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-pity. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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