self-complacency

self-com·pla·cent

[self-kuhm-pley-suhnt, self-]
adjective
pleased with oneself; self-satisfied; smug.

Origin:
1755–65

self-com·pla·cence, self-com·pla·cen·cy, noun
self-com·pla·cent·ly, adverb
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self-complacency

noun
the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself; "his complacency was absolutely disgusting" [syn: complacency
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Self-complacency is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
self-complacent

adjective
contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions; "he had become complacent after years of success"; "his self-satisfied dignity" [syn: complacent
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