self-congratulation

Noun

Meaning

self-congratulation (countable and uncountable, plural self-congratulations)

self-satisfied congratulation of oneself for one's achievements or situation

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

self-esteem complacency vainglory self-praise self-satisfaction self-importance conceitedness smugness self-complacency self-righteousness self-admiration self-opinion

Examples

Does it even matter whether this is just the clueless desperation of a mortgage-choked suburban Dad Type, or passive-aggressive crypto-racist culture-warrior self-congratulation? Source: Internet

There is the amazing howling shameless lameness of it, but also the reflex towards self-congratulation and self-celebration; the tone-deaf vanity, but also the deep and innate clownishness of that vanity’s performance. Source: Internet

Tim Russert’s family should be allowed to grieve in peace – without the television “media” continuing to do this non-stop ratings serving, for-profit seeking self-congratulation masked as eulogy. Source: Internet

It becomes most noticeable around the annual day of self-congratulation. Source: Internet

The crowd erupts in raucous self-congratulation. Source: Internet

The moral self-congratulation of distant observers only converts the victims of violence into excuses for further violence. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

self-confinement self-confrontation self-congratulate self-congratulatory self-conjugate self-conscious