The meaning of Complacence

noun

Failure to give sufficient attention to avoiding harm or errors; negligence.

Usage examples:

Most road accidents are caused by carelessness on the part of motorists

noun

The fact of not taking or showing enough care and attention

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Most of the forest fires this spring were caused by human carelessness., a moment of carelessness c…

noun

A state of happiness and satisfaction.

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He found contentment in living a simple life in the country

noun

Happiness and satisfaction, often because you have everything you need

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His face wore a look of pure contentment., more people were finding that material things do not bri…

adjective

Dwelling on one's own success or another's misfortune with smugness or malignant pleasure.

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Gloating accounts of his triumphs

verb

Dwell on one's own success or another's misfortune with smugness or malignant pleasure.

Usage examples:

His enemies gloated over his death

adjective

Feeling or expressing great pleasure or satisfaction because of your own success or good luck, or someone else's failure or bad luck

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The gloating expression in his eyes had been replaced by curiosity., he glanced at it, then at mich…

noun

Lack of strictness or care.

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The result of such fiscal laxity is a budget deficit

noun

Behaviour that shows little care, attention, or control

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The laxity of prison officers made it easy for the men to get away., an atmosphere of laxity by som…

adjective

Lacking care, attention, or control; not severe or strong enough

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Security at the airport seemed lax., laxity in enforcing safety regulations can cost lives.

noun

A feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one's own achievements, the achievements of those with whom one is closely associated, or from qualities or possessions that are widely admired.

Usage examples:

The team was bursting with pride after recording a sensational victory

verb

Be especially proud of (a particular quality or skill).

Usage examples:

He prided himself on his honesty

noun

A feeling of pleasure and satisfaction that you get because you or people connected with you have done something good

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Their son’s outstanding academic record was a source of great pride to them., we take pride in the …

noun

Fulfilment of one's wishes, expectations, or needs, or the pleasure derived from this.

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I looked round with satisfaction

noun

The pleasant feeling you get when you receive something you wanted, or when you have done or are doing something you wanted to do

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[ u ] she looked at the finished painting with satisfaction., [ u ] he had the satisfaction of know…

noun

A pleasant feeling that you get when you receive something you wanted, or when you have done something you wanted to do

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Have the satisfaction of (doing) sth in our job, we have the satisfaction of knowing we are making …

noun

The quality of being very proud of yourself and your actions

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They reminded me that too much self-admiration is unacceptable., we understand the excessive self-a…

noun

The quality or feeling of being very pleased with yourself

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I apologize for the burst of self-approbation, but i think i did very well., he read through what h…

noun

The act of praising yourself or saying how well you have done something

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Such writing comes uneasily close to self-congratulation., congress and the president indulged in a…

noun

The quality of being very pleased with yourself and accepting no criticism of yourself

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I initially felt smug self-satisfaction, but within six months realised i'd made a mistake., the ma…

noun

The state of being slower and less active than usual

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Low sales figures were partly because of normal mid-summer slackness in/of demand., the inspector c…

noun

Excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements.

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The smugness of a man basking too long in critical ardour

noun

The quality of being smug (= too pleased or satisfied about something)

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It is a pity that they look back at those years with such insufferable smugness., his expression al…

noun

A great victory or achievement.

Usage examples:

A garden built to celebrate napoleon's many triumphs

verb

Achieve a victory; be successful.

Usage examples:

Spectacle has once again triumphed over content

noun

A complete victory or success achieved esp. after great difficulties, making the result particularly satisfying

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[ c ] the elimination of smallpox was one of medicine’s greatest triumphs., we visited yorktown bat…