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What is the difference between the terms 'complacent and complaisant'?

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Both derive from the Latin complacere ''to please,'' but while complaisant means willing to do something to please another, complacent means smug and self-satisfied, something that you want to avoid when you're on the winning team. COMPLAISANT -marked by an inclination to please or oblige. COMPLACENT - has the added meaning ''marked by self-satisfaction.''

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