smugness

🇺🇸 /ˈsmʌɡnəs/ 🇬🇧 /ˈsmʌɡnəs/
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A feeling of self-satisfaction or self-congratulation, often when it's not deserved.

The smugness in his demeanor was apparent to everyone in the room.

translation

n. A feeling of self-satisfaction or self-congratulation, often when it's not deserved.

Word Forms

Plural smugnesses