complacency C2 Topic:Animals US /kəmˈpleɪsənˌsiː/ See IPA manual Freq #39901 Meanings 1 noun self-satisfaction, contentment with one's situation They used to work really hard towards self-improvement, but eventually they decided their skills were good enough and complacency set in. 2 noun A feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble. Others proclaim the infirmities of a great man with satisfaction and complacency, if they discover none of the like in themselves. 3 noun An instance of self-satisfaction. 4 noun Passivity as a result of contentment with the current situation. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · self-satisfaction,... complacenceself-complacencyself-satisfaction Word family Derived forms overcomplacencyself-complacency Related forms complacent Etymology Late Middle English complacence, from Late Latin complacentia. Compare French complaisance. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # complacency **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /kəmˈpleɪsənˌsiː/ **Frequency rank:** 39901 ## Meanings 1. self-satisfaction, contentment with one's situation 2. A feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble. 3. An instance of self-satisfaction. 4. Passivity as a result of contentment with the current situation. ## Examples - They used to work really hard towards self-improvement, but eventually they decided their skills were good enough and complacency set in. - Others proclaim the infirmities of a great man with satisfaction and complacency, if they discover none of the like in themselves. ## Derived Forms - overcomplacency - self-complacency ## Related Forms - complacent ## Etymology Late Middle English complacence, from Late Latin complacentia. Compare French complaisance. ## Topics - Animals markdown