Other kinds of disturbances—jealousy, envy, self-pity, or hurt pride—did the same thing. A spot-check inventory taken in the midst of such disturbances
self-pity n. [mass noun] excessive, self-absorbed unhappiness over one's own troubles. self-pitying adj. characterized by self-pity: he was in one of his self-pitying moods. <DERIVATIVES> self-pityingly adv. self-policing n. [mass noun] the process of keeping order or maintaining control within a community without accountability or reference to an external authority. adj. (of a community) independently responsible for keeping and maintaining order.
