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 Translation for 'complacency' from English to Spanish
NOUN   complacency | complacencies
SYNO complacence | complacency | self-complacency | ...
autocomplacencia {f}complacency
autosuficiencia {f} [pey.]complacency
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Translation for 'complacency' from English to Spanish

complacency
autocomplacencia {f}

autosuficiencia {f} [pey.]
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Usage Examples English
  • According to Miller, success seduces companies into failure through fostering overconfidence, complacency, specialisation, exaggeration, dogma and ritual.
  • This ended British complacency about submarines.
  • The American philosopher Robert Bruce Raup wrote a book "Complacency: The Foundation of Human Behavior" (1925) in which he claimed that the human need for complacency ("i.e.
  • Both Americans and British were presented as figures of fun, resulting in serious weakness when complacency induced by propaganda met the actual enemy strength.
  • She said "There was a sort of complacency before Fukushima and I don't think we can afford to have that complacency now".

  • Early members were Christians in Northern Ireland from diverse backgrounds who wanted to begin a new community which could counter apathy and complacency and open up new possibilities.
  • Actor Amitabh Bachchan volunteered with the campaign, filming TV and radio spots urging against complacency and personally vaccinating children.
  • Islam called out the complacency of the European Union with Viktor Orbán’s undemocratic tendencies, which undermines the credibility of Europe on the international stage.
  • The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned against 'complacency' as countries continue to battle COVID-19 and citizens grew weary of stay-at-home measures.
  • He participated in a TV debate with Gilles Lipovetsky, along with Juan José Sebreli, criticizing the complacency of the French philosopher regarding market economy.

  • In March 2021, "Quotidien" was criticized for complacency during an interview of the journalist Patrick Poivre d'Arvor, accused of sexual harassment and rape.
  • Continental critics see Suttie's work as reflecting a very British complacency about sexuality, and a downplaying of its problematics.
  • The indicator views sentiment as a continuum with anxiety and complacency representing less extreme and nuanced forms of fear and greed, respectively.
  • Automation complacency has been defined as "poorer detection of system malfunctions under automation compared with under manual control."
  • As a satire, the story aims mostly at the transcendentalists and the apparent moral complacency of their teachings.

  • According to author Simon Reynolds, with its stop-start rhythms and angular arrangement, "Be Stiff" exemplified Devo's stance against soft rock complacency.
  • O’ Brennan has been a frequent critic of the complacency of much of Ireland’s political class on European Union issues.
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