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The United States stands with our friends in Britain as they recover from today's shock of terrorism. These barbaric acts strengthen our resolve and remind us all of the danger of complacency during our continued war on terror.
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Meaning of "complacency" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COMPLACENCY

complacency  [kəmˈpleɪsənsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMPLACENCY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Complacency is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COMPLACENCY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

complacency

Contentment

Human Contentments, by Edgard Farasyn Contentment is the acknowledgement and satisfaction of reaching capacity. The level of capacity reached may be sought after, expected, desired, or simply predetermined as the level in which provides contentment. Contentment is synonymous with happiness but is more basic or prior to happiness that can be derived from outer achievement or self-improvement. For this reason, colloquially, contentment is simply a way of accepting one's life state and being grateful or happy with it. Many see contentment as an attitude towards situations. It may even be argued that this attitude of contentment leads to more positive outcomes as a result of the relaxation that goes with being contented. In a somewhat more mystical sense, contentment can be understood as an innate state before any intellectual judgement about life situations has entered into the picture. Perhaps this is why little children are generally happy until their intellectual powers - such as their ability to judge what is good from bad and being trained to hold onto concepts - begin to form and then their mental and emotional stresses begin to emerge.

Definition of complacency in the English dictionary

The definition of complacency in the dictionary is a feeling of satisfaction, esp extreme self-satisfaction; smugness.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COMPLACENCY


alkalescency
ˌælkəˈlɛsənsɪ
circumjacency
ˌsɜːkəmˈdʒeɪsənsɪ
coadjacency
ˌkəʊəˈdʒeɪsənsɪ
connascency
kəˈneɪsənsɪ
decency
ˈdiːsənsɪ
excrescency
ɪkˈskrɛsənsɪ
incandescency
ˌɪnkænˈdɛsənsɪ
indecency
ɪnˈdiːsənsɪ
innocency
ˈɪnəsənsɪ
interjacency
ˌɪntəˈdʒeɪsənsɪ
liquescency
lɪˈkwɛsənsɪ
lucency
ˈluːsənsɪ
nascency
ˈneɪsənsɪ
radiolucency
ˌreɪdɪəʊˈluːsənsɪ
recency
ˈriːsənsɪ
resipiscency
ˌrɛsɪˈpɪsənsɪ
reticency
ˈretɪsənsɪ
reviviscency
ˌrɛvɪˈvɪsənsɪ
subjacency
sʌbˈdʒeɪsənsɪ
translucency
trænzˈluːsənsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COMPLACENCY

complacence
complacencies
complacent
complacently
complain
complainant
complainer
complainingly
complainings
complaint
complaints procedure
complaisance
complaisant
complaisantly
complanate
complanation
compleat
complect
complected
complement

WORDS THAT END LIKE COMPLACENCY

acescency
adjacency
agency
consenescency
consistency
convalescency
currency
efficiency
emergency
erubescency
frequency
gross indecency
intumescency
potency
quiescency
recrudescency
revivescency
tendency
transparency
turgescency

Synonyms and antonyms of complacency in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «COMPLACENCY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «complacency» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of complacency

Translation of «complacency» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COMPLACENCY

Find out the translation of complacency to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of complacency from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «complacency» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

自满
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

autosatisfacción
570 millions of speakers

English

complacency
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शालीनता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الرضا عن النفس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

самоуспокоенность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

acomodação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রসন্নতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

désinvolture
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Puas hati
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Selbstzufriedenheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

無頓着
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

태평스러움
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Panjaluk
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự thỏa man
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மனநிறைவின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आत्मसंतुष्टता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

memnuniyet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

compiacimento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

samozadowolenie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

самозаспокоєність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

automulțumire
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αυταρέσκεια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oorgerustheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ro
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tilfredshet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of complacency

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMPLACENCY»

The term «complacency» is quite widely used and occupies the 48.539 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COMPLACENCY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «complacency» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «complacency» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about complacency

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10 QUOTES WITH «COMPLACENCY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word complacency.
1
Aesop
Don't let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one else does, the truth - don't let that get swallowed up by the great chewing complacency.
2
Sidney Blumenthal
On the contrary, it might even be a projection of what the truth is of the Bush Administration's complacency and ineptitude on the terrorism in its first 9 months in office.
3
Jimmy Carter
I hate to see complacency prevail in our lives when it's so directly contrary to the teaching of Christ.
4
Nick Cave
If you look around, complacency is the great disease of your autumn years, and I work hard to prevent that.
5
James Chanos
Our concerns about what we saw in Australia: an economy clearly tied to China has hitched its wagon to the tail of the tiger. In terms of the general complacency, what we heard over and over from investors and clients and potential clients is, 'yes, yes, there are some excesses, but the government will figure out a way.'
6
Ron Chernow
You don't want too much fear in a market, because people will be blinded to some very good buying opportunities. You don't want too much complacency because people will be blinded to some risk.
7
Peter Maxwell Davies
An audience shouldn't listen with complacency.
8
Douglas Dunn
The negative aspects of Scottish Nationalism are a kind of aggressive complacency, that sort of boasting; but that's an expression of insecurity, I think, of a lack of confidence.
9
Hugh Evans
History shows that all protest movements rely on symbols - boycotts, strikes, sit-ins, flags, songs. Symbolic action on whatever scale - from the Montgomery Bus Boycott to wearing a simple wristband - is designed to disrupt our everyday complacency and force people to think.
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Mark Foley
The United States stands with our friends in Britain as they recover from today's shock of terrorism. These barbaric acts strengthen our resolve and remind us all of the danger of complacency during our continued war on terror.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMPLACENCY»

Discover the use of complacency in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to complacency and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Making Trouble: Essays Against the New Australian Complacency
This book will show you why. Making Trouble takes aim at the new Australian complacency. This is a book that will enlighten and challenge, as it traces the ideas and events that have recently changed the nation.
Robert Manne, 2011
2
Conquering Complacency in Sales: Are You Whining Your Way ...
This book describes three different mental phases that correspond with success in sales or the lack thereof.
Ron Laughlin, 2007
3
Kick Down the Door of Complacency: Seize the Power of ...
The book is a story of a CEO who persuades his direct reports that having Continuous Improvement is vital, and then leads and teaches them exactly how to do a basic method for the next 24 months.
Charles C. Harwood, 1998
4
The AIDS Pandemic: Complacency, Injustice, and Unfulfilled ...
Confronting the toughest issues surrounding AIDS in America, Gostin, an internationally recognized scholar of AIDS law and policy, confronts the most pressing and controversial issues surrounding AIDS in America and around the world.
Lawrence Ogalthorpe Gostin, 2004
5
Chasing the Elephant Into the Bush: The Politics of Complacency
He credits the NDC Campaign for doing certain things well. Amongst these are the deployment of President Mills and former President Rawlings as well as Vice-President John Mahama.
Arthur Kennedy, 2009
6
Participants' Problem-Solving Manual for Kick Down the Door ...
This is an excellent instructional tool that will bring Continuous Improvement principles to life for your employees.
Charles C. Harwood, 1998
7
Trainer's Problem-Solving Manual for Kick Down the Door of ...
This text is a companion manual, presenting techniques to facilitate a continuous improvement effort designed to banish complacency from an organization.
Charles C. Harwood, 1998
8
Latin America 2040: Breaking Away from Complacency: An ...
This book presents a longer term vision of Latin American society and economies, within which current policy debates and actions must be anchored.
Harinder S Kohli, Claudio Loser, Anil Sood, 2010
9
From crisis to complacency?: shaping public policy in Britain
This work examines the public policy process as it is actually practiced throughout Britain today by tracing the "life" of an issue in the House of Parliament.
Brian W. Hogwood, 1987
10
The Dead Volcano: The Background and Effects of Nuclear War ...
Is nuclear war just around the corner? Cimbala argues that nuclear complacency could cause a nuclear war in the 21st century.
Stephen J. Cimbala, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMPLACENCY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term complacency is used in the context of the following news items.
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As the carers' movement turns 50 there is no room for complacency
'It is timely to reflect on the milestones of the carers' movement and to consider future priorities.' Photograph: Thomas Tolstrup/Getty Images. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Will 'Crying Wolf' About Terror Lead To Complacency?
July 4th came and went. Even though there were dire warnings, there were no terror attacks on American soil. Analysts are concerned that all ... «KTRH, Jul 15»
3
Pahang's Rehman warns against MSL complacency ahead of …
Pahang veteran Zesh Rehman has warned against complacency as the Malaysia Super League (MSL) leaders prepare to host Sarawak on ... «ESPN FC, Jul 15»
4
No time for complacency
For investors, it is not time to become complacent or dismissive of market action. While recent price declines have not violated or changed the ... «Interactive Investor, Jul 15»
5
Tanzanians urged against complacency in HIV fight
TANZANIA needs to sustain its efforts to deal with HIV/ Aids if it is to remain on track to continue reduce the infection rates progressively. «Daily News, Jul 15»
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Greek turmoil set to shake global markets out of complacency as sell …
Greek turmoil set to shake global markets out of complacency as sell-off looms. A Greek exit from the euro is now a "base case" scenario for ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
7
No room for complacency against Japan - Tim Visser
Scotland winger Tim Visser has warned fans there can be no room for complacency when the national team open their World Cup campaign ... «Scotsman, Jul 15»
8
Leeds Rhinos: No room for complacency ahead of 'eights' warns …
FIRST PLACE at the end of the regular season is not guaranteed for Leeds Rhinos, according to half-back Danny McGuire. With three games to ... «Yorkshire Evening Post, Jul 15»
9
Khune warns against complacency
The two nations meet in the second-leg of the 2016 African Nations Championship qualifier at the Stade Anjalay in Mauritius, with the visiting ... «Goal.com, Jul 15»
10
Coach Williams cautions U-17s against complacency
The national Under-17 coach noted that complacency has normally been the main obstacle for youth teams being successful. He revealed that ... «Trinidad & Tobago Express, Jul 15»

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