complacency
com·pla·cency BrE [kəmˈpleɪsnsi] NAmE [kəmˈpleɪsnsi] noun uncountable (usually disapproving) a feeling of satisfaction with yourself or with a situation, so that you do not think any change is necessary; the state of being ↑complacent •Despite signs of an improvement in the economy, there is no room for complacency. Word Origin: [complacency] mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin complacentia, from Latin complacere ‘to please’. Example Bank: •His early success as a writer led to complacency and arrogance.
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