pride · preening · vanity · ego · compliment · praise · satisfied · accomplishment · achievement · triumph · credit · strut · puffed-up · cocky · self-satisfied · swagger · hubris · flattery
IDEA.org / Words / pat oneself on the back
Related — self-congratulation (Admiring one's own accomplishments); smugness (Excessive pride in oneself); gloating (Smug triumph display); boasting · bragging · pride · preening · vanity · ego · compliment · praise · satisfied · accomplishment
SELF-EVALUATION VALENCEpat oneself on the back ≠ beat oneself up; kick oneself
CREDIT ATTRIBUTIONpat oneself on the back ≠ pass the buck Transfer responsibility elsewhere
emotional response to performancepat oneself on the back ≠ rue the day Feel deep future remorse; eat humble pie
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