self-satisfaction

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

The state of being excessively pleased with oneself; smugness.
uncountable
A feeling of fulfillment or contentment with respect to one's own accomplishments or situation.
uncountable

Equivalents

Françaisautosatisfaction

DeutschSelbstzufriedenheit

Русскийсамоудовлетворе́ние

12 more languages

Bosanskisamozadovoljstvo самозадовољство

Ελληνικάαυταρέσκεια αυτοϊκανοποίηση

Suomiitsetyytyväisyys omahyväisyys

Gaeilgebogás

हिन्दीआत्मसंतोष

Hrvatskisamozadovoljstvo самозадовољство

Magyarönelégültség

日本語自己満足

മലയാളംആത്മസംതൃപ്തി

Polskisamozadowolenie

Српскиsamozadovoljstvo самозадовољство

Svenskasjälvbelåtenhet självgodhet självtillräcklighet

Examples

“Without being in any way smug she was radiant with self-satisfaction and well-doing.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

self-satisfied self-scan Self-scanning self-sealing self-seeker self-seeking

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