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complacency
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complacency
(noun)
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complacency
/kəm
ˈ
pleɪsn̩si/
noun
complacency
/kəm
ˈ
pleɪsn̩si/
noun
Learner's definition of COMPLACENCY
[
noncount
]
:
a feeling of being satisfied with how things are and not wanting to try to make them better
:
a complacent feeling or condition
The public was lulled into
complacency
.
The stock market crash rattled/shattered/shook our
complacency
. [=took away our feeling that everything was fine]
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