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complacency
[kuhm-pley-suhn-see]
noun
plural
complacenciesa feeling of quiet pleasure or security, often while unaware of some potential danger, defect, or the like; self-satisfaction or smug satisfaction with an existing situation, condition, etc.
Archaic.Ìý
friendly civility; inclination to please; complaisance.
a civil act.
complacency
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noun
a feeling of satisfaction, esp extreme self-satisfaction; smugness
an obsolete word for complaisance
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- noncomplacence noun
- noncomplacency noun
- overcomplacence noun
- overcomplacency noun
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of complacency1
Example Sentences
While Flanagan understands humanity’s penchant for complacency in the face of chaos, his script does little to elucidate the reasons people turn a blind eye to their fellow humans’ suffering, much less pose any solutions.
"There is no complacency from myself or the Treasury," Reeves told the BBC.
“There was just tons of confusion all around, lots of complacency and not taking it seriously.â€
Edwards called for greater competition for places, after accusations of complacency followed the Ashes, and this has immediately been delivered and gives even more significance to the upcoming games against India.
Expert voices and others who have a trusted platform must continue to sound the alarm to wake the American people up from their complacency about Trumpism and the extreme danger it represents to the nation.
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