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self-com·pla·cen·cy | \ ˌself-kəm-ˈplā-sᵊn(t)-sē 
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\Definition of self-complacency
: complacent satisfaction with oneself or one's position or achievements : complacency, self-satisfaction "… It's rather a strong check to one's self-complacency to find how much of one's right doing depends on not being in want of money. …"— George Eliot
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self-complacent \ ˌself-kəm-ˈplā-sᵊnt \ adjective
\ adjective
a smug, self-complacent manner
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The first known use of self-complacency was in 1616
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