Définition self-righteousness | dictionnaire d’Anglais Cobuild pour apprenants

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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.      adj  
  (disapproval)   
He is critical of the monks, whom he considers narrow-minded and self-righteous.     
   self-righteousness             n-uncount  
...her smug self-righteousness.     
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n.
self-taken picture
[Slang];[Fam.]
exp.
go crazy; get angry; lose self-control
E.g.: I will lose it if we keep listening to this song.
exp.
phrase meant to emphasize the speaker's self-assurance
syn.: you can bet on it; trust me; you can count on it; I'm telling you...

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