Complacency - Английское значение и перевод слова Complacency на Русский язык

noun

Failure to give sufficient attention to avoiding harm or errors; negligence.

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Most road accidents are caused by carelessness on the part of motorists

noun

The fact of not taking or showing enough care and attention

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Most of the forest fires this spring were caused by human carelessness., a moment of carelessness c…

noun

A state of happiness and satisfaction.

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He found contentment in living a simple life in the country

noun

Happiness and satisfaction, often because you have everything you need

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His face wore a look of pure contentment., more people were finding that material things do not bri…

adjective

Dwelling on one's own success or another's misfortune with smugness or malignant pleasure.

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Gloating accounts of his triumphs

verb

Dwell on one's own success or another's misfortune with smugness or malignant pleasure.

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His enemies gloated over his death

adjective

Feeling or expressing great pleasure or satisfaction because of your own success or good luck, or someone else's failure or bad luck

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The gloating expression in his eyes had been replaced by curiosity., he glanced at it, then at mich…

noun

Lack of strictness or care.

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The result of such fiscal laxity is a budget deficit

noun

Behaviour that shows little care, attention, or control

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The laxity of prison officers made it easy for the men to get away., an atmosphere of laxity by som…

adjective

Lacking care, attention, or control; not severe or strong enough

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Security at the airport seemed lax., laxity in enforcing safety regulations can cost lives.

noun

A feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one's own achievements, the achievements of those with whom one is closely associated, or from qualities or possessions that are widely admired.

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The team was bursting with pride after recording a sensational victory

verb

Be especially proud of (a particular quality or skill).

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He prided himself on his honesty

noun

A feeling of pleasure and satisfaction that you get because you or people connected with you have done something good

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Their son’s outstanding academic record was a source of great pride to them., we take pride in the …

noun

Fulfilment of one's wishes, expectations, or needs, or the pleasure derived from this.

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I looked round with satisfaction

noun

The pleasant feeling you get when you receive something you wanted, or when you have done or are doing something you wanted to do

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[ u ] she looked at the finished painting with satisfaction., [ u ] he had the satisfaction of know…

noun

A pleasant feeling that you get when you receive something you wanted, or when you have done something you wanted to do

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Have the satisfaction of (doing) sth in our job, we have the satisfaction of knowing we are making …

noun

The quality of being very proud of yourself and your actions

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They reminded me that too much self-admiration is unacceptable., we understand the excessive self-a…

noun

The quality or feeling of being very pleased with yourself

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I apologize for the burst of self-approbation, but i think i did very well., he read through what h…

noun

The act of praising yourself or saying how well you have done something

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Such writing comes uneasily close to self-congratulation., congress and the president indulged in a…

noun

The quality of being very pleased with yourself and accepting no criticism of yourself

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I initially felt smug self-satisfaction, but within six months realised i'd made a mistake., the ma…

noun

The state of being slower and less active than usual

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Low sales figures were partly because of normal mid-summer slackness in/of demand., the inspector c…

noun

Excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements.

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The smugness of a man basking too long in critical ardour

noun

The quality of being smug (= too pleased or satisfied about something)

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It is a pity that they look back at those years with such insufferable smugness., his expression al…

noun

A great victory or achievement.

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A garden built to celebrate napoleon's many triumphs

verb

Achieve a victory; be successful.

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Spectacle has once again triumphed over content

noun

A complete victory or success achieved esp. after great difficulties, making the result particularly satisfying

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[ c ] the elimination of smallpox was one of medicine’s greatest triumphs., we visited yorktown bat…