self-complacency

Definitions of self-complacency
  1. noun
    the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
    synonyms: complacence, complacency, self-satisfaction
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    types:
    smugness
    an excessive feeling of self-satisfaction
    type of:
    satisfaction
    the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
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