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self–congratulation
noun self–con·grat·u·la·tion \-kən-ˌgra-chə-ˈlā-shən, -ˌgra-jə-\
: a way of behaving or speaking which shows that you are very happy about something that you have done
Full Definition of SELF-CONGRATULATION
: congratulation of oneself; especially : a complacent acknowledgment of one's own superiority or good fortune
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First Known Use of SELF-CONGRATULATION
1712
Related to SELF-CONGRATULATION
- Synonyms
- amour propre, bighead, complacency, conceit, conceitedness, ego, egotism, pomposity, pompousness, pride, pridefulness, self-admiration, self-assumption, self-conceit, self-congratulation, self-esteem, self-glory, self-importance, self-love, self-opinion, self-satisfaction, smugness, swelled head, swellheadedness, vaingloriousness, vainglory, vainness, vanity
- Antonyms
- humbleness, humility, modesty
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