self-righteous
adjective
confident of one's own righteousness, especially when smugly moralistic and intolerant of the opinions and behavior of others.
self-righteousness
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a word derived from
self-righteous.
Example Sentences
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It’s also difficult to ignore the creeping sense of self-righteousness and - whisper it - snobbery around UPFs, which can make people feel guilty for eating them.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2024
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
Too many representatives of my Christian faith preach a hateful agenda based on self-righteousness, arrogance and judgment.
From Salon ● Jan. 15, 2023
With the advocates of “political correctness” he expresses mostly solidarity, “but then the self-righteousness is the one thing that I don’t agree with. We used humor to fight when I was young.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2022
In a way he was right, she knew—he was right about so many things—but she started in on him, accusing him of self-righteousness.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
