self-congratulationn.
/ˌsɛlfkənˌɡratʃᵿˈleɪʃn/, /ˌsɛlfkəŋˌɡratʃᵿˈleɪʃn/, /ˌsɛlfkənˌɡratjᵿˈleɪʃn/, /ˌsɛlfkəŋˌɡratjᵿˈleɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfkənˌɡrætʃəˈleɪʃən/, /ˌsɛlfkənˌɡrædʒəˈleɪʃən/ The action or an act of congratulating oneself for an achievement, quality, or ability; self-satisfaction.Frequently implying excessive pride or complacency.
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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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