"self-pitying" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more self-pitying [comparative], most self-pitying [superlative]
Etymology: From self- + pitying. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|self|pitying}} self- + pitying Head templates: {{en-adj}} self-pitying (comparative more self-pitying, superlative most self-pitying)
  1. Pitying oneself; marked by self-pity. Synonyms: maudlin, sorry for oneself Related terms: self-pity Translations (marked by self-pity): sebelítostivý [masculine] (Czech), bolestínský [masculine] (Czech), selvmedlidende (Danish), zelfmedelijdend (Dutch), selbstmitleidig (German), självömkande (Swedish)
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