self-pity

self-pity

/ˌself ˈpɪti/

​a feeling of sadness for yourself, especially because of something unpleasant or unfair that has happened to you

She's not someone who likes to wallow in self-pity.

tears of self-pity

A wave of self-pity came over him.

Collocations

… of self-pity

verb + self-pity

phrases

full of self-pity

tears of self-pity

e.g.

If I sound like a man with an acute case of self-pity, you are correct.