complacency
noun [U] /kəmˈpleɪ.sən.si/ (also complacence) disapprovingDefinition
› a feeling of calm satisfaction with your own abilities or situation that prevents you from trying harder: What annoys me about these girls is their complacency - they seem to have no desire to expand their horizons. There's no room for complacency if we want to stay in this competition!Satisfied and complacentShowing arrogance and conceitConfidence and self-assurance
(Definition of complacency noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- at one with the world idiom
- be on to a good thing idiom
- buoyant adjective (HAPPY)
- complacent adjective
- content adjective
- gloat verb
- have a good run for your money idiom
- job satisfaction noun
- pride noun (SATISFACTION)
- rest on your laurels idiom
- sated adjective
- satisfaction noun
- satisfied adjective (WANTING)
- self-fulfilment noun
- self-satisfied adjective
- smug adjective
- that'll do nicely idiom
- this is the life! idiom
- triumphalism noun
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