self-complacent

/'selfkəm'pleisnt/
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self-complacent

He grew self-complacent after his easy victory.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Excessively pleased with oneself or one's achievements: Feeling or showing uncritical satisfaction with one's own abilities, situation, or character, often to the point of smugness or unawareness of potential problems.
Usage

The word "self-complacent" describes a person who is overly content with themselves, their actions, or their current situation. This state of satisfaction is often seen as a fault because it can lead to a lack of effort, awareness, or desire for improvement. It is a formal and somewhat literary term.

Examples
  • Adjective:
    • After winning the award, he became self-complacent and stopped pushing himself to improve.
    • Her self-complacent smile suggested she was unaware of the criticism from her peers.
    • A self-complacent attitude can be dangerous in a rapidly changing industry.
Advanced Usage
  • "to be self-complacent about something": to be smugly or uncritically satisfied with a particular aspect of oneself or one's life.
    • The company's management was self-complacent about its market share and failed to notice the new competitor.
Variants and Related Words
  • Complacent (adj): pleased, especially with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect. ("Complacent" is the more common and frequently used synonym for "self-complacent".)
  • Self-satisfied (adj): feeling or showing satisfaction with oneself, especially when this is felt to be unjustified or excessive. (This is a very close synonym.)
  • Smug (adj): having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements. (This synonym carries a stronger connotation of irritating superiority.)
Synonyms
  • Self-satisfied: Contented with oneself to a fault.
  • Smug: Excessively self-satisfied or proud.
  • Conceited: Having an excessively favorable opinion of one's own abilities or appearance.
Antonyms
  • Dissatisfied: Not content or happy with something.
  • Humble: Having or showing a modest or low estimate of one's own importance.
  • Self-critical: Inclined to find fault with oneself.
Related Idioms and Phrases
  • Resting on one's laurels: To be so satisfied with what one has already achieved that one makes no further effort. This idiom describes the consequence of a self-complacent attitude.
    • After the successful product launch, the team started resting on its laurels instead of planning the next phase.
self-complacent

He grew self-complacent after his easy victory.

Adjective
  1. contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions
    • he had become complacent after years of success
    • his self-satisfied dignity

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