self-applause

noun

Definition of self-applausenext
as in self-consequence

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-applause
  1. hubris
  2. complacency
  3. vanity
  4. self-satisfaction
  5. vainglory
  6. egoism
  7. overconfidence
  8. self-glorification
Noun
  • There isn’t a politician or entertainer on the planet who can match the hubris and delusion of an outgoing president with nothing to lose.
    Nicole Russell, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The level of hubris that overtook Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and her first-line officials could partially explain the pervasiveness of explicit corruption all the way to the upper echelons of government.
    Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of hubris
Noun
  • To jolt them out of their complacency, the solar industry came to rely on one of the oldest—and most annoying—sales techniques: indiscriminately banging on doors.
    Brendan I. Koerner, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2025
  • While Detroit is playing its best basketball in seven years, both its coach and franchise player are forbidding complacency.
    Hunter Patterson, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of complacency
Noun
  • Sound design includes a girl power soundtrack credited to Meltzer and associate director Bailey Hacker, set design by Michael McKeever puts the focal point on large portraits of past presidents and a change of set a couple of times moves the action to a vanity in the office’s ladies’ bathroom.
    Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Naturally, the principal bedroom has massive side-by-side closets and its own ensuite bath, complete with marble flooring, green ceramic tile walls, double vanities, and a glass shower.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of vanity
Noun
  • Corporate leaders will be called upon to overcome self-satisfaction with progress made in the advancement of gender parity for women, especially those in senior and middle management.
    Michael Peregrine, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Megalopolis posits a world of clueless liberal self-satisfaction, missing every point of contemporary alertness to ongoing lawfare and sedition.
    Armond White, National Review, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of self-satisfaction
Noun
  • The conceit is saved from vainglory by the gravity Cage brings to the performance.
    Isaac Butler, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2023
  • That’s the mantra for wide receivers, a group long known for their vainglory.
    Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2023
Definition of vainglory
Noun
  • Psychological egoism is at play here, too, with Jimmy’s extreme emotional investment in getting Grace help.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Orwell feared those who would deprive us of information, Huxley feared those who would give us so much that we would be reduced to passivity and egoism.
    Sean Illing, Vox, 11 Aug. 2024
Definition of egoism
Noun
  • On race day, mulish overconfidence fueled me through all 13 icy miles.
    Amy X. Wang, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
  • While 75% of companies report having a dedicated AI strategy, over 90% of business leaders rank themselves in the top tier for AI knowledge—a possible red flag indicating overconfidence in an area where precise expertise is crucial.
    Quora, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of overconfidence
Noun
  • At the same time, the song channeled the slightly uncomfortable fusion of selflessness and self-glorification that pop and rock ‘n’ roll stars inevitably projected during the charity-rock-event ’80s.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Writing about other peoples has long been in service of self-glorification.
    Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
Definition of self-glorification
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Thesaurus Entries Near self-applause

self-applauding

self-applause

self-asserting

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