complacent

/kəmˈpleɪsənt/

Syllables com·pla·cent

Stress com-PLA-cent

Phonics Breakdown

com

/kəm/

schwa

pla

/pleɪ/

long a_e

cent

/sənt/

soft c+schwa

Meaning

self-satisfied and unaware of possible problems or dangers

Sound Reference

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com=/kəm/(company) + pla=/pleɪ/(play) + cent=/sənt/(innocent)

Example

The team became complacent after winning several games.