self-satisfactionn.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfsatᵻsˈfakʃn/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfˌsædəsˈfækʃən/

Forms: see self- prefix and satisfaction n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, satisfaction n.

Etymology: < self- prefix + satisfaction n. Compare later self-satisfied adj.

The quality or condition of being satisfied with oneself or one's achievements, esp. excessively or offensively; smugness, complacency; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > self-satisfaction > [noun]

complacencec1430

self-contentment1592

self-complacence1601

self-content1602

self-satisfaction1605

self-pleasing1610

self-complacency1616

self-contentedness1642

complacency1650

self-complaisance1675

Podsnappery1864

smugness1883

the mind > emotion > pride > self-esteem > complacency > [noun]

complacencec1430

self-contentment1592

self-complacence1601

self-content1602

self-satisfaction1605

self-pleasing1610

self-complacency1616

self-contentedness1642

complacency1650

self-complaisance1675

plume1910

1605 J. Marston Dutch Courtezan iii. sig. E2 I finde a minde courageously vitious, may put on a desperate securitie, but can neuer bee blessed with a firme inioying and selfe satisfaction.

1652 T. Manton Pract. Comm. James (ed. 2) 473 Creature-confidence, and self-satisfaction, that keepeth us off from God.

1739 D. Hume Treat. Human Nature II. i. 32 We are not much satisfy'd with the thing itself; and are still less apt to feel any new degrees of self-satisfaction upon its account.

1793 T. Beddoes Observ. Nature Demonstrative Evid. 117 We differ from one another in every circumstance of conduct, taste, and sentiment with perfect self-satisfaction.

1865 M. Arnold Ess. Crit. i. 21 A self-satisfaction which is retarding and vulgarising.

a1884 M. Pattison Mem. (1885) vii. 254 I have never enjoyed any self-satisfaction in anything I have ever done.

1919 T. S. Eliot Let. 21 Apr. (1988) I. 285 I take some self-satisfaction in..succeeding with an occupation apparently so incongruous.

1975 Lincoln (Nebraska) Star 12 Aug. 23/5 What you sense is a self-satisfaction with themselves and their lives.

2010 I. Nadel Leon Uris xi. 260 Uris recounts the excitement of receiving the telegram telling him that his first book has been accepted. It is a triumph buttressed by smug self-satisfaction.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-satisfaction
释义	self-satisfactionn. Brit. /ˌsɛlfsatᵻsˈfakʃn/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˌsædəsˈfækʃən/ Forms: see self- prefix and satisfaction n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, satisfaction n. Etymology: < self- prefix + satisfaction n. Compare later self-satisfied adj. The quality or condition of being satisfied with oneself or one's achievements, esp. excessively or offensively; smugness, complacency; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > self-satisfaction > [noun] complacencec1430 self-contentment1592 self-complacence1601 self-content1602 self-satisfaction1605 self-pleasing1610 self-complacency1616 self-contentedness1642 complacency1650 self-complaisance1675 Podsnappery1864 smugness1883 the mind > emotion > pride > self-esteem > complacency > [noun] complacencec1430 self-contentment1592 self-complacence1601 self-content1602 self-satisfaction1605 self-pleasing1610 self-complacency1616 self-contentedness1642 complacency1650 self-complaisance1675 plume1910 1605 J. Marston Dutch Courtezan iii. sig. E2 I finde a minde courageously vitious, may put on a desperate securitie, but can neuer bee blessed with a firme inioying and selfe satisfaction. 1652 T. Manton Pract. Comm. James (ed. 2) 473 Creature-confidence, and self-satisfaction, that keepeth us off from God. 1739 D. Hume Treat. Human Nature II. i. 32 We are not much satisfy'd with the thing itself; and are still less apt to feel any new degrees of self-satisfaction upon its account. 1793 T. Beddoes Observ. Nature Demonstrative Evid. 117 We differ from one another in every circumstance of conduct, taste, and sentiment with perfect self-satisfaction. 1865 M. Arnold Ess. Crit. i. 21 A self-satisfaction which is retarding and vulgarising. a1884 M. Pattison Mem. (1885) vii. 254 I have never enjoyed any self-satisfaction in anything I have ever done. 1919 T. S. Eliot Let. 21 Apr. (1988) I. 285 I take some self-satisfaction in..succeeding with an occupation apparently so incongruous. 1975 Lincoln (Nebraska) Star 12 Aug. 23/5 What you sense is a self-satisfaction with themselves and their lives. 2010 I. Nadel Leon Uris xi. 260 Uris recounts the excitement of receiving the telegram telling him that his first book has been accepted. It is a triumph buttressed by smug self-satisfaction. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1605
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