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complacency definition

com·pla·cency (kəm plā′sən sē)

noun

quiet satisfaction; contentment; often, specif., self-satisfaction, or smugness
also complacence com·pla′·cence (-səns)

Etymology: LL complacentia < L complacens: see complacent

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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