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complacence

comp·la·cence

UK/kəmˈpleɪsəns/ uncommon archaic obsolete

noun

1.

the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself

  • “his complacency was absolutely disgusting”
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Origin

From late Middle English complacence, from Medieval Latin complacentia, from Latin complaceō (“to please”).

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