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- [self rahy-chuh s]
- /sɛlf ˈraɪ tʃəs/
- /self ˈraɪ.tʃəs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [self rahy-chuh s]
- /sɛlf ˈraɪ tʃəs/
Definitions of self-righteous word
- adjective self-righteous confident of one's own righteousness, especially when smugly moralistic and intolerant of the opinions and behavior of others. 1
- adjective self-righteous smug, sanctimonious 1
- adjective self-righteous If you describe someone as self-righteous, you disapprove of them because they are convinced that they are right in their beliefs, attitudes, and behaviour and that other people are wrong. 0
- adjective self-righteous having or showing an exaggerated awareness of one's own virtuousness or rights 0
- adjective self-righteous filled with or showing a conviction of being morally superior, or more righteous than others; smugly virtuous 0
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Origin of self-righteous
First appearance:
before 1670 One of the 47% oldest English words
First recorded in 1670-80
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Parts of speech for Self-righteous
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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self-righteous popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for self-righteous
adj self-righteous
- canting — insincere; hypocritical
- complacent — A complacent person is very pleased with themselves or feels that they do not need to do anything about a situation, even though the situation may be uncertain or dangerous.
- easy going — calm and unworried; relaxed and rather casual: an easygoing person.
- easy-going — calm and unworried; relaxed and rather casual: an easygoing person.
- goody goody — a person who is self-righteously, affectedly, or cloyingly good.
noun self-righteous
- complacency — Complacency is being complacent about a situation.
adverb self-righteous
- complacently — pleased, especially with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied: The voters are too complacent to change the government.
- hypocritically — of the nature of hypocrisy, or pretense of having virtues, beliefs, principles, etc., that one does not actually possess: The parent who has a “do what I say and not what I do” attitude can appear hypocritical to a child.
adjective self-righteous
- jivey — resembling, suggesting, or characteristic of jive; lively.
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