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Meaning of complacency in English
Pronunciation
/kəmˈpleɪsənsi/
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Noun
complacency
Etymology
mid 17th century: from medieval Latin complacentia, from Latin complacere‘to please’
Definitions
1.
the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
Examples
« his complacency was absolutely disgusting »