self-pity Synonyms
Strongest:
- grief
- agony
- sorrow
- depression
- melancholy
- gloom
- misery
- anguish
- distress
- despair
- sorrowfulness
- sadness
Strong:
- glumness
- hopelessness
- joylessness
- despondence
- mournfulness
- forlornness
- dreariness
- gloominess
- mopes
- dejection
- melancholia
- boredom
- blues
- dumps
- miserableness
- heartsickness
- somberness
- despondency
- despond
- discouragement
- mourning
- desperation
- pain
- oppression
- unhappiness
Weak:
Strongest:
- cheerfulness
- joviality
- gaiety
- glee
- cheerfulness
- mirth
- humor
- gleefulness
- humor
- satisfaction
- gaiety
- gleefulness
- jollity
- contentment
- optimism
- lightheartedness
- optimism
- gayety
- gayness
- joviality
- gayety
- hopefulness
- merriment
- gayness
- hopefulness
- glee
- merriment
- mirth
- contentment
- jollity
- cheeriness
- satisfaction
- cheeriness
- lightheartedness
Strong:
- joy
- cheer
- exultation
- content
- delight
- exultation
- joy
- content
- gratification
- ecstasy
- exuberance
- elation
- joyousness
- contentedness
- happiness
- happiness
- euphoria
- bliss
- sunniness
- cheer
- gratification
- intoxication
- jubilation
- exuberance
- elation
- mirthfulness
- sunniness
- ecstasy
- jubilation
- euphoria
- contentedness
- joyousness
- intoxication
- mirthfulness
- bliss
- delight
Weak:
self-pity Meaning
self-pity (n)
a feeling of sorrow (often self-indulgent) over your own sufferings
self-pity Sentence Examples
- Indulging in self-pity had become a crutch that weakened his resolve.
- The professor's self-pitying lamentations grated on the students' nerves.
- She allowed self-pity to consume her, blinding her to the opportunities around her.
- His self-pity stemmed from a deep-seated fear of failure.
- The therapist encouraged her to replace self-pity with self-compassion.
- Avoiding self-pity required her to confront her shortcomings head-on.
- His self-pitying attitude alienated his friends and family.
- She realized that self-pity was an unproductive coping mechanism.
- The toxic cycle of self-pity kept him trapped in a state of despair.
- Breaking free from self-pity required a conscious effort to focus on gratitude and positive thinking.
FAQs About the word self-pity
a feeling of sorrow (often self-indulgent) over your own sufferings
grief, agony, sorrow, depression, melancholy, gloom, misery, anguish, distress, despair
cheerfulness, joviality, gaiety, glee, cheerfulness,mirth, humor, gleefulness, humor, satisfaction
Indulging in self-pity had become a crutch that weakened his resolve.
The professor's self-pitying lamentations grated on the students' nerves.
She allowed self-pity to consume her, blinding her to the opportunities around her.
His self-pity stemmed from a deep-seated fear of failure.
