: a feeling of being satisfied with how things are and not wanting to try to make them better : a complacent feeling or condition
The public was lulled into complacency.
The stock market crash rattled/shattered/shook our complacency. [=took away our feeling that everything was fine]
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“Complacency.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/complacency. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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