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complacent

[ kuhm-pley-suhnt ]

adjective

  1. pleased, especially with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied:

    The voters are too complacent to change the government.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. agreeable and eager to please.


complacent

/ əˈɪəԳ /

adjective

  1. pleased or satisfied, esp extremely self-satisfied
  2. an obsolete word for complaisant
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • dzˈԳٱ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • dz··Գ· adverb
  • ԴDz·dz··Գ adjective
  • ··dz··Գ adjective
  • ܲ·dz··Գ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of complacent1

First recorded in 1650–60; from Latin complacent- (stem of dzŧԲ, present participle of dzŧ “to take the fancy of, please,” equivalent to com- “with, together, completely” ( com- ) + ŧ “to seem good” ( please )
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of complacent1

C17: from Latin dzŧԲ very pleasing, from dzŧ to be most agreeable to, from com- (intensive) + ŧ to please
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So is the UK complacent when it thinks of itself as a life sciences super power?

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In 2016 Barack Obama urged Nato allies to increase theirs, saying: "Europe has sometimes been complacent about its own defence."

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“They thought we were going to be complacent and accepting,” she added.

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Bompastor believes winning the first match of the four can be a "big advantage", but does not want her players to be complacent.

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The state's emergency service operations commander, Stuart Fisher, warned people not to be "complacent" and said authorities in the region expect flooding to continue over the next few days.

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