COMPLACENCY


Meaning of COMPLACENCY in English

/ kəmˈpleɪsnsi; NAmE / noun

[ U ] (usually disapproving ) a feeling of satisfaction with yourself or with a situation, so that you do not think any change is necessary; the state of being complacent :

Despite signs of an improvement in the economy, there is no room for complacency.

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin complacentia , from Latin complacere to please.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.