self-complacency
- noun
- /sɛlf kəmˈpleɪsənsi/
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autocomplacencia
- She displayed self-complacency after winning the award, ignoring the challenges she faced.
Examples
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Despite the criticism, his self-complacency led him to believe he was always right.
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The trick is in abandoning our fort of self-complacency and false security.
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His self-complacency made him blind to the flaws in his work.
Synonyms
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7.2
A feeling of being too satisfied with yourself that makes you ignore possible problems
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5.7
Being too pleased with yourself in a way that annoys others
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4.8
A feeling of being proud of yourself that stops you seeing your faults
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7.9
A quiet feeling of being too satisfied and not noticing problems or danger
Antonyms
How Complacent
Surface Forms
Morphology
self-complacency = self + complacency (semi-transparent) = self + complacency
The compound 'self- + complacency' clearly indicates complacency directed at oneself, but 'complacency' is a somewhat formal/less frequent noun that may be unfamiliar to many learners.
Etymology
The word self-complacency comes from self- and complacency, where complacency comes from com- ('with') and placere ('to please'). So self-complacency is being 'pleased with yourself' — like feeling so happy with your work that you stop looking for problems, which is why it means too much satisfaction and not seeing faults.