- sorry for oneself
- sad and self-pitying
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
sorry for oneself
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shift for oneself — {v. phr.} To live or act independently with no help, guidance or protection from others; take care of yourself. * /Mrs. McCarthy was forced to shift for herself after her husband died./ … Dictionary of American idioms
shift for oneself — {v. phr.} To live or act independently with no help, guidance or protection from others; take care of yourself. * /Mrs. McCarthy was forced to shift for herself after her husband died./ … Dictionary of American idioms
oneself — [[t]wʌnse̱lf[/t]] (Oneself is a third person singular reflexive pronoun.) 1) PRON REFL A speaker or writer uses oneself as the object of a verb or preposition in a clause where oneself meaning me or any person in general refers to the same person … English dictionary
sorry — adj. (sorrier, sorriest) 1 (predic.) pained or regretful or penitent (were sorry for what they had done; am sorry that you have to go). 2 (predic.; foll. by for) feeling pity or sympathy for (a person). 3 as an expression of apology. 4 wretched;… … Useful english dictionary
kick oneself — {v. phr.}, {informal} To be sorry or ashamed; regret. * /When John missed the train, he kicked himself for not having left earlier./ * /Mary could have kicked herself for letting the secret out before it was announced officially./ … Dictionary of American idioms
kick oneself — {v. phr.}, {informal} To be sorry or ashamed; regret. * /When John missed the train, he kicked himself for not having left earlier./ * /Mary could have kicked herself for letting the secret out before it was announced officially./ … Dictionary of American idioms
kick\ oneself — v. phr. informal To be sorry or ashamed; regret. When John missed the train, he kicked himself for not having left earlier. Mary could have kicked herself for letting the secret out before it was announced officially … Словарь американских идиом
self pity — noun Feeling sorry for oneself; being depressed about ones situation. I was sitting in my room, wallowing in self pity, when my favorite TV program came on … Wiktionary
pout — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. sulk, grimace, moue. See dejection, convexity. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. sulk, mope, brood, be sullen; see frown , sulk . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. sulk, mope, put on a long face, roll out… … English dictionary for students
wretched — adjective 1) I felt so wretched without you Syn: miserable, unhappy, sad, heartbroken, grief stricken, sorrowful, sorry for oneself, distressed, desolate, devastated, despairing, disconsolate, downcast, dejected, crestfallen, cheerless … Thesaurus of popular words
