self-satisfaction
nounEtymology From self- + satisfaction.
1
The state of being excessively pleased with oneself; smugness.
2
A feeling of fulfillment or contentment with respect to one's own accomplishments or situation.
- Without being in any way smug she was radiant with self-satisfaction and well-doing.1905, Bram Stoker, “Fore-Glimpse”, in The Man:
- Related terms
- self-gratification