Adjective
self-pitying (comparative more self-pitying, superlative most self-pitying)
Pitying oneself; marked by self-pity.
Synonyms: maudlin, sorry for oneself
That most risky and volatile of all things a self-pitying majority. Christopher Hitchens
Moreover, given the unpleasant option of having to associate with either the self-satisfied beautiful or the self-pitying plain, he'd choose the former every time because beauty could sometimes transcend smugness whereas self-pity just made ugliness all the more unattractive. Tom Robbins
I've rarely met a miserable, self-pitying blind person. Rosemary Mahoney
After surgery last month to relieve back pain from an August car crash, he gave a self-pitying interview to the from his hospital room. Source: Internet
After surgery last month to relieve back pain from an August car crash, he gave a self-pitying interview to the New York Post from his hospital room. Source: Internet
An alcoholic, self-pitying bastard, it is hard to summon up much sympathy for him despite this. Source: Internet