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单词 self-congratulation
释义

self-congratulation

noun

self-con·​grat·​u·​la·​tion ˌself-kən-ˌgra-chə-ˈlā-shən How to pronounce self-congratulation (audio)
-ˌgra-jə-
: congratulation of oneself
especially : a complacent acknowledgment of one's own superiority or good fortune

Synonyms

  • amour propre
  • bighead
  • complacence
  • complacency
  • conceit
  • conceitedness
  • ego
  • egotism
  • pomposity
  • pompousness
  • pride
  • pridefulness
  • self-admiration
  • self-assumption
  • self-conceit
  • self-esteem
  • self-glory
  • self-importance
  • self-love
  • self-opinion
  • self-satisfaction
  • smugness
  • swelled head
  • swellheadedness
  • vaingloriousness
  • vainglory
  • vainness
  • vanity
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Word History

First Known Use

1655, in the meaning defined above

self-congratulation

noun

as in vanity
an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements the air of self-congratulation that pervades the songwriter's memoirs

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • vanity
  • pridefulness
  • ego
  • pride
  • arrogance
  • smugness
  • complacency
  • pomposity
  • egotism
  • vainglory
  • complacence
  • self-satisfaction
  • conceitedness
  • pompousness
  • self-admiration
  • conceit
  • superiority
  • confidence
  • vainness
  • self-glory
  • self-importance
  • self-opinion
  • assurance
  • amour propre
  • self-conceit
  • self-love
  • bighead
  • swelled head
  • vaingloriousness
  • hubris
  • swellheadedness
  • superciliousness
  • haughtiness
  • snobbishness
  • self-assumption
  • imperiousness
  • self-righteousness
  • overconfidence
  • selfishness
  • disdainfulness
  • self-assurance
  • egoism
  • self-esteem
  • pretension
  • presumption
  • lordliness
  • self-confidence
  • pretentiousness
  • pretense
  • self-assertion
  • pretence
  • self-pride
  • self-centeredness
  • self-respect

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • humility
  • diffidence
  • modesty
  • humbleness
  • altruism
  • timidity
  • self-doubt
  • self-loathing
  • self-disgust
  • bashfulness
  • unselfishness
  • passivity
  • self-hate
  • shyness
  • demureness
  • timidness
  • passiveness
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