self-congratulation

noun

Self-satisfied congratulation of oneself for one's achievements or accomplishments.

OriginEnglish congratulation ← Middle English self- ← Old English self- →
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Meanings

nounself-congratulation (countable and uncountable, plural self-congratulations)

plural self-congratulations

  1. countableuncountableSelf-satisfied congratulation of oneself for one's achievements or accomplishments.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swé?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*selbʰ-
  3. Proto-Germanic*selbaz
  4. Old Englishself
  5. Old Englishself-
  6. Middle Englishself-
  7. Englishself-
  8. Englishcongratulation
  9. Englishself-congratulation

From self- + congratulation.

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APA

self-congratulation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-congratulation

MLA

“self-congratulation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-congratulation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-congratulation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-congratulation.

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