Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - complacency
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Complacency
complacency
noun (plural -cies) Date: 1650 1. self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies 2. an instance of ~
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1.
n. (also complacence) 1 smug self-satisfaction. 2 tranquil pleasure. Etymology: med.L complacentia f. L complacere (as COM-, placere please) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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3.
1. самодовольство 2. удовлетворенность the old lady's complacency —- спокойствие старушки 3. источник радости, удовлетворения и т. п. ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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5.
Complacency is being complacent about a situation. ...a worrying level of complacency about the risks of infection from AIDS... She warned that there was no room for complacency on inflation. N-UNCOUNT c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
6.
~ n a feeling of satisfaction with what you have achieved which makes you stop trying to improve or change things (There are no grounds for complacency in today's competitive environment.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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