self-congratulation
[ self-kuh n-grach-uh-ley-shuh n, or, often, -graj-, -kuh ng-, self- ]
/ ˈsɛlf kənˌgrætʃ əˈleɪ ʃən, or, often, -ˌgrædʒ-, -kəŋ-, ˌsɛlf- /
noun
the expression or feeling of uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's own accomplishment, good fortune, etc.; complacency.
Origin of self-congratulation
First recorded in 1705–15
OTHER WORDS FROM self-congratulation
self-con·grat·u·la·to·ry [self-kuh n-grach-uh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, or, often, -graj-, -kuh ng-, self-] /ˈsɛlf kənˈgrætʃ ə ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, or, often, -ˈgrædʒ-, -kəŋ-, ˌsɛlf-/, adjective self-con·grat·u·lat·ing, adjectiveWords nearby self-congratulation
self-conceit,
self-concept,
self-conception,
self-confessed,
self-confidence,
self-congratulation,
self-conscious,
self-consecration,
self-consequence,
self-consistent,
self-contained
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British Dictionary definitions for self-congratulatory
self-congratulation
noun
the state or an instance of congratulating or being pleased with oneself