self-pityingly
In martyred fashion
In a manner expressing or displaying excessive sorrow over one's own troubles.
The word carries a note of criticism—self-pity is rarely admired: She spoke self-pityingly about her failed marriage, He self-pityingly declared that no one understood him.
Indulging without restraint
- mopingBrooding in dejection
- sulkingSilent, resentful withdrawal
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
- whimperingCrying weakly, softly
sighing · lamenting · moaning · complaining · whining · morose · dejected · despondent
Convulsive crying aloud
- snifflingRepeated nasal inhalation
- wailingProlonged mournful crying
- bemoaningExpressing sorrow vocally
- bewailingExpressing grief loudly
blubbering · maudlin · melodramatic · theatrical · histrionic · overwrought · dramatic · exaggerated
Suffering for conviction
- victimizationBeing made to suffer
- helplessnessLacking ability to cope
- powerlessnessInability to affect outcomes
- grievanceFormal claim of unfairness
persecution · resentment · defeatism · hopelessness · bitterness · injustice · suffering · complaint
Obsessed with one's image
- egocentricExcessively focused on oneself
- navel-gazingExcessive inward contemplation
- inward-lookingFocused on oneself
wallowing
Indulging without restraint
- mopingBrooding in dejection
- sulkingSilent, resentful withdrawal
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
whimpering · sighing · lamenting · moaning · complaining · whining · morose · dejected · despondent · forlorn
sobbing
Convulsive crying aloud
- snifflingRepeated nasal inhalation
- wailingProlonged mournful crying
- bemoaningExpressing sorrow vocally
bewailing · blubbering · maudlin · melodramatic · theatrical · histrionic · overwrought · dramatic · exaggerated · performative
martyrdom
Suffering for conviction
- victimizationBeing made to suffer
- helplessnessLacking ability to cope
- powerlessnessInability to affect outcomes
grievance · persecution · resentment · defeatism · hopelessness · bitterness · injustice · suffering · complaint · aggrievement
narcissistic
Obsessed with one's image
- egocentricExcessively focused on oneself
- navel-gazingExcessive inward contemplation
- inward-lookingFocused on oneself
self-pityinglystoically
With unemotional endurance
uncomplainingly · resignedly · bravely · courageously · resiliently
self-pityinglyselflessly
Without personal gain motive
magnanimously · compassionately · empathetically · generously · altruistically
self, pity, selves, pitied, pities, pitying, pitiful, pitifully, pitiable