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self-congratulation
[ self-kuhn-grach-uh-ley-shuhn, or, often, -graj-, -kuhng-, self- ]
noun
- the expression or feeling of uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's own accomplishment, good fortune, etc.; complacency.
self-congratulation
noun
- the state or an instance of congratulating or being pleased with oneself
Other Words From
- self-con·grat·u·la·to·ry [self, -k, uh, n-, grach, -, uh, -l, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, -, graj, -, -k, uh, ng-, self-], adjective
- self-con·gratu·lating adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of self-congratulation1
Example Sentences
Let Jourdan Dunn be the first of many—not an island, or badge of self-congratulation.
Also missing, thankfully, is the sense of entitlement and self-congratulation one finds in the Bay Area.
Chronic partisan bickering largely gave way to a rare moment of well-deserved self-congratulation.
J Street is already entitled to a little self-congratulation.
Because it was a night for self-congratulation—a celebration of the IMW for its successes—no matter who showed up.
So it followed that now, standing in the chequer-work of sunshine within the great basilica, self-congratulation awoke in her.
It adds new zest to the life of the hen, and multiplies her opportunities for well-earned self-congratulation.
"Fate arranges such meetings for us," declared Katherine fervently, and her self-congratulation was obviously genuine.
Neither does any particular result accompany success, more substantial than the moral one which lies in self-congratulation.
There were reasons for self-congratulation on reflecting that the cattle hunt was so near a successful termination.
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