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self-congratulation

self-congratulation noun: self-satisfied congratulation of oneself for one's achievements or accomplishments.

Noun

self-congratulation (countable and uncountable, plural self-congratulations)

  1. Self-satisfied congratulation of oneself for one's achievements or accomplishments.

Forms of self-congratulation

pluralself-congratulations

Origin of self-congratulation

From self- + congratulation.

Questions about self-congratulation

What does self-congratulation mean?
Self-congratulation means self-satisfied congratulation of oneself for one's achievements or accomplishments.
What part of speech is self-congratulation?
Self-congratulation is a noun.
What is the plural of self-congratulation?
The plural of self-congratulation is self-congratulations.

Words near self-congratulation in the dictionary

  1. self-confrontation
  2. self-congratulate
  3. self-congratulated
  4. self-congratulates
  5. self-congratulating
  6. self-congratulation
  7. self-congratulations
  8. self-congratulatory
  9. self-conjugate
  10. self-conscious
  11. self-consciously

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