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self-con⋅grat⋅u⋅la⋅tion
[self-kuh
n-grach-uh-ley-shuhn, or, often, -graj-, -kuhng-, self-] 
–noun
| the expression or feeling of uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's own accomplishment, good fortune, etc.; complacency. |
Origin:
1705–15
1705–15
Related forms:
self-con⋅grat⋅u⋅la⋅to⋅ry [self-kuhn-grach-uh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, or, often, -graj-, -kuhng-, self-] , adjective
[self-kuhn-grach-uh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, or, often, -graj-, -kuhng-, self-] , adjective self-con⋅grat⋅u⋅lat⋅ing, adjective
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| self-con·grat·u·la·tion (sělf'kən-grāch'ə-lā'shən, -grāj'-, -kəng-) n. Congratulation, especially self-satisfied congratulation, of oneself for one's achievements or good fortune. self'-con·grat'u·la·to'ry (-lə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj. |
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