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Meanings of complacency in English

Catalan
autosatisfacció
Spanish
complacencia

The feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself.

autosatisfacció
Usage of complacency in English
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Investors learned the perils of complacency in Europe's fiscal crisis last year.
Reuters
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In the latter case however, the hepatitis C epidemic cautions against complacency.
Pubmed
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Pellegrini denied City have a problem with complacency against so-called lesser teams.
The Guardian
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The unsurprising result is investor complacency amid many signs of market excess.
Reuters
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Therefore, public reporting of individual surgeons' outcomes could lead to false complacency.
Pubmed
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That being the case, there was no room for complacency, he said.
The Irish Times
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Our problem is not one of ignorance; it is one of complacency.
The First King of Shannara
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To this, however, he appended a warning: Caution my party against complacency.
The Guardian
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This is true, but EU institutions cannot afford this kind of complacency.
The Guardian
10
Rubenstein said that the private equity industry shouldn't be lulled into complacency.
Reuters
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This demonstrates Thailand's level of complacency in conducting proper investigations, she said.
Reuters
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Kelly relaxed, not into complacency, but rather because the situation was familiar.
Ghosts of Onyx
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It must overcome its current complacency, political complexity, and inertia to act.
The South African
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They want to shake society's complacency and highlight a need for action.
The Irish Times
15
The general public might not take this seriously after all their complacency.
News.com.au
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There was a particular complacency in his looks when directed towards her.
Caleb Williams; Or, Things as They Are
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Complacency through the time
Complacency across language varieties
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Common
New Zealand
Common
United Kingdom
Common
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