apitoyer

to make pity, to move

a . p i . t w a . j e
verb Rare #45,847
to make pity, to move
FR: Cette histoire peut apitoyer même les personnes les plus insensibles.
EN: This story can move even the most insensitive people.

Cette saloperie essaie de nous apitoyer.

This bastard is trying to make us feel sorry for him.

— Bugonia (2025)

Tom n'avait pas le temps de s'apitoyer sur son sort.

Tom didn’t have time to feel sorry for himself.

On ne va pas se laisser apitoyer, hein, Don?

We're not going to let ourselves be pitied, are we, Don?

— Bugonia (2025)

Inutile d'apitoyer ton père en jouant les martyrs.

There's no point in making your father feel sorry for you by playing the martyr.

— Les Quatre Cents Coups (1959)