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complacencya feeling of smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a feeling of smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements

Pronunciation (IPA): /kəmˈpleɪsənsi/

Korean meaning: 자기만족, 안주, 현실에 안주하는 태도

Korean pronunciation: 컴**플레이**선시

Example Sentences

  • After winning the lottery, his complacency made him forget that money doesn't last forever.
  • The company's complacency about cybersecurity turned into panic when hackers stole all their pizza recipes.
  • Students often develop academic complacency after getting good grades without studying hard.

complacency

NOUN

//kəmˈpleɪsənsi//

a feeling of smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements

complacency concept
💡 Concept

a feeling of smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements

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complacency rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

His complacency shows a tendency toward dangerous dependency

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/kəmˈpleɪsənsi/
🇬🇧 UK/kəmˈpleɪsənsi/

🌳Etymology

Prefixcom--
Rootplac
Suffix--ency

Origin

라틴어에서 온 단어로, '기뻐하다, 만족하다'라는 의미에서 발전했습니다. 시간이 지나면서 '지나치게 만족하여 경계심을 잃는 상태'라는 부정적 의미로 변화했어요.

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🎵Rhyme

tendencydependencyfrequency
tendency
dependency
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📝Examples

After winning the lottery, his complacency made him forget that money doesn't last forever.

😄 Fun example

The company's complacency about cybersecurity turned into panic when hackers stole all their pizza recipes.

Students often develop academic complacency after getting good grades without studying hard.

😄 Fun example

The cat's complacency about the new puppy ended when it discovered the dog had eaten its favorite toy.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

self-satisfactionsmugnesscontentmentoverconfidence

Antonyms

vigilancealertnessconcern

Related

complacentsatisfactionarrogancehubris