noun
talking about one's misfortunes; tales of one's misfortunes
Colloquial term for recounting one's own bad luck or hardships, often with a self-pitying or complaining tone.
彼の不幸話にはもううんざりだ。
I'm fed up with his tales of woe.
飲み会で不幸話ばかりする人は嫌われる。
People who only talk about their misfortunes at drinking parties are disliked.
泣き言 implies whining or making excuses, often with a weaker, more childish nuance than 不幸話.
Compound of 不幸 (misfortune) and 話 (story, talk).