sorry for oneself in English

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      "form": "more sorry for oneself",
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          "ref": "1914, D. H. Lawrence, Self-Pity",
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          "text": "But my scarf has been looking rather sorry for itself since our encounter with the tree.",
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        "In a bedraggled or wretched state."
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        "(informal) In a bedraggled or wretched state."
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    }
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  "word": "sorry for oneself"
}

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"sorry for oneself" meaning in English

Adjective