self-congratulation
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of self-congratulation
First recorded in 1705–15
Example Sentences
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Or can we light a sparkler and genuinely enjoy a rare moment of earned self-congratulation this weekend?
From Slate ● Jul. 4, 2026
You have avoided great depths of despair and panic, and even greater heights of self-congratulation and ecstasy.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 19, 2026
The self-congratulation went down badly with some of his audience, according to the people close to Lloyd’s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
No levelheaded person should expect these entities to inject legitimacy into this black hole of self-congratulation.
From Salon ● Dec. 12, 2023
We wished to defend; we demanded confrontation; we felt all the transports of issueless rage, thinking of the rebels and their cries of self-congratulation.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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