complacency

Meanings

• noun

  A feeling of self-satisfaction, especially when accomplishment is easy or as a result of success.

  - "His complacency after the easy win surprised his teammates."
  - "The company's complacency led to a lack of innovation and eventual decline."

• noun

  Self-importance or self-satisfaction, often leading to a lack of awareness of actual dangers or problems.

  - "The captain's complacency caused him to underestimate the storm and led to the shipwreck."
  - "The complacency of the scientists led them to ignore the warning signs of the impending disaster."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with complacency
comprehension , compensation , consternation

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Variants

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complacencies , complacency , self-complacencies , self-complacency , self-complacent

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'complacere,' meaning 'to please,' or 'to make agreeable,'

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Trivia

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1. Complacency is a common trait among addicts, as they become complacent with their addiction and fail to recognize the negative consequences.

2. The term 'complacency' was first used in English in the 16th century.

3. Complacency is a major cause of accidents in various industries, such as aviation and maritime transportation.

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Related Concepts

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1. Overconfidence: A feeling of excessive self-assurance, often based on unfounded beliefs or past successes.

2. Arrogance: An excessive pride in one's abilities, qualities, or achievements.

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Quotes

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1. … you say to yourself, "OK, why did it happen? Why did we make those bad engineering decisions we made in 1967 and 1986 with Challenger?" I'll tell you. It's the human element. And I suggest that there's a "complacency" there that comes from success.

   - Alan Shepard,{it}Yankee{/it},October 1991

2. Tony Brace lived in Richmond, in circumstances of impeccable domestic content. Matthew and Susan had visited, in the early days of their marriage; driving home, they had mocked the décor and the connubial "complacency".

   - Penelope Lively,{it}City Of The Mind{/it},1991

3. He spoke, however, with resignation, even "complacency", rather than anguish.

   - Harriet Ritvo,{it}The Platypus and The Mermaid{/it},1997

4. He sees a dangerous sense of "complacency" about the U.S. stock market—where investors were emboldened after the 1998 downturn was followed by a resounding snapback.

   - Bernard Wysocki, Jr.,{it}Wall Street Journal{/it},3 Aug. 1999

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Culture

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Complacency has been portrayed negatively in literature and art, often symbolizing a dangerous lack of awareness or overconfidence.

How to Memorize "complacency"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person sitting on a throne, surrounded by riches and praises, feeling content and self-satisfied.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'complacency' with the feeling of being too comfortable or self-satisfied.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the acronym 'C-O-M-P-L-A-C-E-N-C-Y': 'Contentment Overlooking Many Potential Limitations And Challenges Every Next Corner Yields'.

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