Smugness Meaning in English

word

US

ˈsməɡnəs

SMUG-nuhs

UK

smˈʌɡnəs

SMUG-nuhs

التعريف

A feeling of too much satisfaction with yourself or your achievements, often shown in a way that annoys others.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Usually negative; 'smugness' describes a self-satisfied attitude that irritates people. Common with facial expressions ('a look of smugness'). Often confused with 'pride' (more positive) and 'arrogance' (harsher).

• Spanish: autosuficiencia - presunción
• Portuguese (BR): arrogância - autossatisfação
• Portuguese (PT): arrogância - autossatisfação
• Chinese (Simplified): 洋洋得意 - 自鸣得意
• Chinese (Traditional): 洋洋得意 - 自鳴得意
• Hindi: अति आत्मसंतुष्टि - घमंड
• Arabic: الغرور - الرضا الزائد
• Bengali: আত্মতুষ্টি - আত্মতৃপ্তি (অতিমাত্রায়)
• Russian: самодовольство
• Japanese: うぬぼれ - 得意げな態度
• Vietnamese: tự mãn
• Korean: 자만
• Turkish: kendine fazla güven - kendini beğenmişlik
• Urdu: خودپسندی
• Indonesian: kepuasan diri - merasa paling benar

جمل نموذجية

His smugness made everyone uncomfortable.

basic

You could see the smugness on her face when she won.

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He spoke with a tone of smugness.

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She couldn’t hide her smugness during the interview.

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There was a hint of smugness in his reply to the question.

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His smugness was obvious after proving everyone wrong.

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