complacency
[kuh m-pley-suh n-see]
noun, plural com·pla·cen·cies.
a feeling of quiet pleasure or security, often while unaware of some potential danger, defect, or the like; self-satisfaction or smug satisfaction with an existing situation, condition, etc.
Archaic.
- friendly civility; inclination to please; complaisance.
- a civil act.
Also com·pla·cence [kuh m-pley-suh ns] /kəmˈpleɪ səns/.
Origin of complacency
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complacency
complacence
noun plural -cencies or -cences
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