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self-congratulation

 noun
     
self-congratulation [uncountable]
behaviour that shows in an annoying way that you think you have done very well at something
—self-congratulatory adjective:
a smug, self-congratulatory smile
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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