self-righteousness
- a word derived from self-righteous.
Example Sentences
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“Michael” is that disastrous blunder, the thing so completely enveloped in its own self-righteousness that looks terrible no matter where you’re standing.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
Partridge is as likely, according to Coogan, "to mock the xenophobic little England mentality of the Daily Mail" as he is "the smug, self-righteousness of the Guardian, at its worst."
From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025
Art that does that — in addition to entertaining us — can keep us from falling into reflexive, smug certainty and self-righteousness.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2023
That, in a bid to salvage his damaged reputation, De León would put his ego and his faux self-righteousness aside and resign.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2022
I should not like to live with Ambrose Burnside’s thoughts—though one wonders if his conscience is not protected by a thick covering of stubborn self-righteousness.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
