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complacent
[ kuhm-pley-suhnt ]
adjective
- pleased, especially with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied:
The voters are too complacent to change the government.
Synonyms: , ,
- agreeable and eager to please.
complacent
/ əˈɪəԳ /
adjective
- pleased or satisfied, esp extremely self-satisfied
- an obsolete word for complaisant
Derived Forms
- dzˈԳٱ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- dz··Գ· adverb
- ԴDz·dz··Գ adjective
- ··dz··Գ adjective
- ܲ·dz··Գ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of complacent1
Word History and Origins
Origin of complacent1
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Example Sentences
So think outside the box, don’t be complacent or feel pigeonholed that you have to write in a bunch of magic tricks.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves called the latest growth figures an "encouraging sign", but added the government was "not complacent".
At the outset of the administration, business leaders were complacent about Trump’s policies.
So is the UK complacent when it thinks of itself as a life sciences super power?
In 2016 Barack Obama urged Nato allies to increase theirs, saying: "Europe has sometimes been complacent about its own defence."
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