complacent
Intermediatezipf 3.19Pronunciation
/kəmˈpleɪsənt/(kum-PLAY-sunt)
Part of speech
adjectiveneutral
Chinese
自满的;安于现状的(因满意而不思进取)
Definition
Smugly satisfied with oneself or one's achievements, unaware of potential dangers.
Word family
- complacency/kəmˈpleɪsənsi/(n)自满
- complacently/kəmˈpleɪsəntli/(adv)自满地
Collocations
- become complacent
- complacent attitude
- dangerous complacency
- guard against complacency
Examples
- 1.Success can make people complacent, causing them to stop innovating. (too satisfied)
- 2.The team's complacency after their winning streak led to a shocking defeat. (noun: self-satisfaction)
Synonyms
- self-satisfied/ˌsɛlf ˈsætɪsfaɪd/— pleased with oneself
- smug/smʌɡ/— annoyingly pleased
- unconcerned/ˌʌnkənˈsɜːnd/— not worried
Etymology
from Latin "complacere" = to please — com- (with) + placere (to please) — too pleased with oneself