Definition of "self-congratulation" []

• Congratulation, especially self-satisfied congratulation, of oneself for one's achievements or good fortune. (noun)

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• "I am glad that these sites exist but the self-congratulation is getting a little much."
• "The campaign, under his management, had made no grievous errors during the summer, nor had their candidate, and he did not think it was tempting fate to indulge in a little self-congratulation."
• "But in the final weeks of that campaign, holding a lead they knew was insurmountable, an atmosphere of celebration and self-congratulation had begun to pervade his campaign."