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complacent
[ kuhm-pley-suhnt ]
adjective
- 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: , ,
- agreeable and eager to please.
complacent
/ əˈɪəԳ /
adjective
- pleased or satisfied, esp extremely self-satisfied
- an obsolete word for complaisant
Derived Forms
- dzˈԳٱ, adverb
Other yvlog Forms
- dz··Գ· adverb
- ԴDz·dz··Գ adjective
- ··dz··Գ adjective
- ܲ·dz··Գ adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of complacent1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of complacent1
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Example Sentences
So is the UK complacent when it thinks of itself as a life sciences super power?
In 2016 Barack Obama urged Nato allies to increase theirs, saying: "Europe has sometimes been complacent about its own defence."
“They thought we were going to be complacent and accepting,” she added.
Bompastor believes winning the first match of the four can be a "big advantage", but does not want her players to be complacent.
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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