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单词 self-gratulation
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self-gratulationn.

Brit. /ˌsɛlfˌɡratʃᵿˈleɪʃn/, /ˌsɛlfˌɡratjᵿˈleɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˌɡrætʃəˈleɪʃən/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, gratulation n.
Etymology: < self- prefix + gratulation n. Compare earlier self-congratulation n.
The action or an act of congratulating oneself for an achievement, quality, or ability, esp. in a self-satisfied way; self-congratulation.
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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
1697 G. Stanhope tr. P. Charron Of Wisdom II. x. 237 There will result so pleasing an Applause, such Glory, and Self-gratulations from within [Fr. vne gratification & gloire], for our having taken the better Part.
1753 R. Hurd Let. 2 July (1995) 249 Two friendly words..give me a pleasure superior to the little movements and self-gratulations of vanity.
1802 E. Parsons Myst. Visit II. 125 The self-gratulation of her insidious guardian.
1870 J. H. Newman Ess. Gram. Assent ii. vi. 196 It [sc. certitude] is a feeling of satisfaction and self-gratulation.
1944 O. Stapledon Sirius viii. 107 This life of ease and self-gratulation was not at all what he was ‘meant for’.
2000 Jrnl. Contemp. Hist. 35 489 Victory in the Cold War..does not justify excessive self-gratulation on the part of the west.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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