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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

complacent

/kəmˈpleɪsənt/

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American Pronunciation Guide · 0:47
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Begin with a light kum, make the long a vowel in the second syllable prominent, and finish with an unstressed sent sound.

3 syllables · Stress on syllable 2

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The team refused to become complacent.

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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

What does complacent mean?

adjective

  1. Uncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements; smug.
  2. Unduly unworried or apathetic with regard to a need or problem.

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IPA pronunciation

/kəmˈpleɪsənt/

Pronunciation used in the listening tip.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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In the pages of books

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She has with complacent firmness told me four different times that the dochther was ashleep and not wantin' to be disturbed.
Jean WebsterDear EnemyProject Gutenberg ebook #238
The face of the little Catholic priest, which was commonly complacent and even comic, had suddenly become knotted with a curious frown.
G. K. (Gilbert Keith) ChestertonThe wisdom of Father BrownProject Gutenberg ebook #223
More book examples (3)
The men of the upper middle class commonly take a more complacent attitude towards devout observances than the men of the artisan class.
Thorstein VeblenThe Theory of the Leisure ClassProject Gutenberg ebook #833
From these charming pictures they derive their complacent views of the beauty of motherhood and their confidence for the future of the race.
Margaret SangerThe Pivot of CivilizationProject Gutenberg ebook #1689
I know of nothing that makes one feel more complacent, in these July days, than to have his vegetables from his own garden.
Charles Dudley WarnerThe Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner — Volume 1Project Gutenberg ebook #2671