self-congratulation /ˌsɛlfkənˌgrætʃəˈleɪʃən/ /ˌsɛlfkənˌgræʤəˈleɪʃən/ noun /ˌsɛlfkənˌgrætʃəˈleɪʃən/ /ˌsɛlfkənˌgræʤəˈleɪʃən/
noun
Learner's definition of SELF-CONGRATULATION
[noncount] usually disapproving
: a way of behaving or speaking which shows that you are very happy about something that you have done沾沾自喜;自鸣得意 — self-congratulatory
/ˌsɛlfkənˈgrætʃələˌtori/ /ˌsɛlfkənˈgræʤələˌtori/ Brit /ˌsɛlfkənˌgrætʃəˈleɪtri/ adjective [more self-congratulatory; most self-congratulatory]