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self-satisfaction

self-satisfaction noun: the state of being excessively pleased with oneself; smugness.

Noun

self-satisfaction (uncountable)

  1. The state of being excessively pleased with oneself; smugness.
  2. A feeling of fulfillment or contentment with respect to one's own accomplishments or situation.
    • Without being in any way smug she was radiant with self-satisfaction and well-doing.1905, Bram Stoker, “Fore-Glimpse”, in The Man

self-satisfaction meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Malayalam

self-satisfaction in Hindi

contentment with one's own accomplishments or situation
आत्मसंतोष ātmasantoṣ

self-satisfaction in Tamil

தன் மனநிறைவு, தன்னிறைவு

self-satisfaction in Malayalam

contentment with one's own accomplishments or situation
ആത്മസംതൃപ്തി ātmasantr̥pti

Origin of self-satisfaction

From self- + satisfaction.

Questions about self-satisfaction

What does self-satisfaction mean?
Self-satisfaction means the state of being excessively pleased with oneself; smugness.
What is self-satisfaction in Hindi?
Self-satisfaction in Hindi is आत्मसंतोष (ātmasantoṣ). See Self-satisfaction meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is self-satisfaction?
Self-satisfaction is a noun.

Words near self-satisfaction in the dictionary

  1. self-sacrifices
  2. self-sacrificing
  3. self-sacrificingly
  4. self-same
  5. self-sames
  6. self-satisfaction
  7. self-satisfied
  8. self-satisfying
  9. self-saucing
  10. self-scan
  11. self-scanned

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Adapted from Wiktionary: self-satisfaction (page history and authors); self-satisfaction (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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