self-satisfaction

English

Etymology

self- +‎ satisfaction

Noun

self-satisfaction (uncountable)

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

Translations

being excessively pleased with oneself

Finnish: omahyväisyys (fi)
German: Selbstzufriedenheit (de) f
Hungarian: önelégültség (hu)

contentment with one's own accomplishments or situation

Finnish: itsetyytyväisyys (fi)
French: autosatisfaction (fr) f
Galician: autosatisfacción (gl) f
German: Selbstzufriedenheit (de) f
Greek: αυτοϊκανοποίηση (el) f (aftoïkanopoíisi)
Irish: bogás m
Malayalam: ആത്മസംതൃപ്തി (ātmasantr̥pti)
Russian: самоудовлетворе́ние (ru) n (samoudovletvorénije)

See also

self-gratification

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