pity in the PONS Dictionary

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I.pity ['pɪti] N no pl

II.pity <-ie-> ['pɪti] VB trans

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a slough of despair/self-pity
stanje očaja/samosažaljenja
to wallow in self-pity
živeti u samosažaljenju
what a pity!
kakva šteta!
to take pity on sb/sth
sažaliti se nad nekim/nečim

pity Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to wallow in self-pity
živeti u samosažaljenju
a slough of despair/self-pity
stanje očaja/samosažaljenja
to take pity on sb/sth
sažaliti se nad nekim/nečim
for pity's sake
zaboga!
to feel pity for sb
sažaljevati nekoga
what a pity!
kakva šteta!
more's the pity esp Brit
utoliko gore
it's a pity
šteta je
it's a pity
grehota je
what a pity!
kakva šteta!

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Swift acknowledges that she wasn't interested in a pity party.
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I must not give in to debilitating pity.
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But she does not weep for herself; and those who hearken to her learn pity, and endurance in hope.
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This is no pity party, but a challenge to engage in stories that enhance empathy.
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It is so much pre-occupied with an infuriating surge of self-pity and some stereo-typed villainy.
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An outburst of wild fury followed in which feelings of bitterness, helplessness, self-pity, and despair mingled.
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The thoroughgoing unpleasantness of this character was exposed and emphasised through his capacity for insult, self-pity and brutality.
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The instrument of others' suffering, she is also the victim of her own impulses, a figure that inspires both terror and pity.
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Pity, because the drama and intrigue are chilling and, in cases, blood-curdling.
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He refuses to stay over, even out of pity, coldly stating that "that" is simply something he would never lend.
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