Self-complacency

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being self-complacent. uncountable

    "No self-complacency can equal that of the selfish. Not content with its indulgence, they actually idolise it into being praiseworthy."

  2. 2
    the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself wordnet

Synonyms

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autoeroticismcomplacencecomplacencyconceitego tripnarcissism

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"No self-complacency can equal that of the selfish. Not content with its indulgence, they actually idolise it into being praiseworthy."

Etymology

From self- + complacency.

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