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self–congratulation

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self–congratulation /ˌsɛlfkənˌgrætʃəˈleɪʃən/ /ˌsɛlfkənˌgræʤəˈleɪʃən/ noun
self–congratulation
/ˌsɛlfkənˌgrætʃəˈleɪʃən/ /ˌsɛlfkənˌgræʤəˈleɪʃən/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of SELF–CONGRATULATION
[noncount] usually disapproving
: a way of behaving or speaking which shows that you are very happy about something that you have done

— self–congratulatory

/ˌsɛlfkənˈgrætʃələˌtori/ /ˌsɛlfkənˈgræʤələˌtori/ Brit /ˌsɛlfkənˌgrætʃəˈleɪtri/ adjective [more self–congratulatory; most self–congratulatory]