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the complacency
noun
A feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble.
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I'm not immune to the complacency.
Why the temptation, and why the complacency?
The complacency is unlikely to last.
The complacency has gone, with Guardiola bringing huge energy.
The surprise highlights the complacency that is the ruling elite's big weakness.
Partly I use striking and sarcastic metaphors to break through the complacency of officials.
More dangerous, perhaps, is the complacency or fatalism that a reliance on genes can foster.
"There were some words in the media [last time]," said Bilic tentatively acknowledging the complacency.
He aspired not to make outsiders respectable but to destroy the complacency of insiders.
The "complacency" of Canadians also seems to hold more appeal for Lord Black now.
Most struggled to comprehend the complacency, for they carried the optimism of the recently born.
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