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COMPLACENCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
Example:
his complacency was absolutely disgusting
Synonyms:
complacence; complacency; self-complacency; self-satisfaction
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("complacence" is a kind of...):
satisfaction (the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "complacence"):
smugness (an excessive feeling of self-satisfaction)
Derivation:
complacent (contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions)
