单词 | self-congratulation |
释义 | self-congratulationn. The action or an act of congratulating oneself for an achievement, quality, or ability; self-satisfaction.Frequently implying excessive pride or complacency. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > vainglory > [noun] vainglorya1300 gloryc1340 vaingloriousness1542 self-glory1549 self-flattery1574 self-praise1586 self-exaltation1615 self-applause1625 self-exalting1634 self-glorying1646 self-attribution1649 self-gloriation1654 self-congratulation1655 self-gratulation1697 self-glorification?1800 vaingloriness1820 1655 J. Sergeant Schism Dis-arm'd 294 But as for the rest of his selfe-congratulation, it is a miserable piece of self flattery. 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 381. ¶11 How many Self-Congratulations naturally arise in the Mind. 1793 Monthly Rev. 10 App. 495 We reflect, with self-congratulation, that they [sc. the rights of mankind] are..better secured, by the English constitution, than by that of any other government in Europe. 1810 W. Scott Let. 23 Nov. (1932) II. 403 A sort of self-congratulation a little tickling self-flattery. 1870 C. Dickens Edwin Drood iv. 22 The honor is mine and the self-congratulation is mine. 1917 J. Martin Diary 22 July in Sapper Martin (2010) 88 Apparently we are a ‘shock’ division which, I suppose, the military mind would consider a matter for self-congratulation and pride. 1952 Life 7 Apr. 39/3 His decision gives the Republicans no reason for complacency or self-congratulation. 2001 I. McEwan Atonement 144 The twins would eventually be found.., Lola would be calmed down, and after some self-congratulation over nightcaps, the evening would be over. 2004 Time Out N.Y. 9 Dec. 87/3 The film could have quickly devolved into self-congratulation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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