self-righteousness Meaning & Definition

  • En [ ˌselfˈraɪ.tʃəs.nəs]
  • Us [ ˌselfˈraɪ.tʃəs.nəs]

Meaning of self-righteousness In English

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Examples of self-righteousness

  • The self-righteousness and hypocrisy of the administration has done little to promote world peace.

  • Both the actors and the audience basked in a nice, warm glow of moral self-righteousness.

  • There's a certain self-righteousness about her that bothers me.

  • But self-righteousness is not the monopoly of the leaver.

  • What they undoubtedly left behind was a large red herring obstructing the path of free communication - and a legacy of self-righteousness, guilt and prejudice.

  • It is much easier to indulge ourselves in self-righteousness, righteous anger or whatever emotion happens to be taking us.

  • He spoke like a man who, seeing a cruel thing being done and seeing another man trying to intervene, rebukes him for his self-righteousness.

  • We are not going to sit here and inhale the putrid fumes of an obnoxious self-righteousness from the other side.

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