Noun
das Selbstmitleid
Pronunciation: /ˈzɛlpstmɪtˌlaɪ̯t/
self-pity
C2
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Meanings
Noun
- self-pity
Example sentence
Für Selbstmitleid war jetzt wirklich keine Zeit.
There was really no time for self-pity now.
Word forms
singular
das Selbstmitleid
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Selbstmitleid
Accusativedas Selbstmitleid
Dativedem Selbstmitleid
Genitivedes Selbstmitleids
Selbstmitleid has no common plural.
Usage
- in Selbstmitleid versinken — sink into self-pity
- Selbstmitleid / Mitgefühl — pity directed towards oneself versus compassion more generally
Der Erzähler schildert sein Selbstmitleid mit überraschender Ironie.
The narrator describes his self-pity with surprising irony.