self-satisfaction
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of self-satisfaction
First recorded in 1785–95
Example Sentences
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You don’t feel the need to advertise your wealth and, despite your efforts, fancy stuff doesn’t make you feel like you’re looking in a mirror at an image of your own self-satisfaction.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
One pupil at Ysgol Stanwell in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, said there was a "sense of real self-satisfaction knowing that you've helped make a difference".
From BBC • Sep. 11, 2025
It seemed to be a win all around — bestowing freedom on the confined, self-satisfaction to the social engineers and taxpayers a free lunch.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2024
I partly agree with this story; but it’s also a monument to elite self-satisfaction.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2023
“It’s half of the bedsheet that was stolen from your tent this morning,” Milo explained with nervous self-satisfaction, his rusty mustache twitching rapidly.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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