Difference between Self-satisfied and Smug

What is the difference between Self-satisfied and Smug?

Self-satisfied as an adjective is satisfied with oneself; especially too satisfied; smug; slightly arrogant while Smug as an adjective is irritatingly pleased with oneself; self-satisfied.

Self-satisfied

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: satisfied with oneself; especially too satisfied; smug; slightly arrogant

Smug

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Irritatingly pleased with oneself; self-satisfied.

Example sentence: There's always something at least a little smug about self-reference - magazine articles about idealistic journalists, TV shows about TV actors, ironic films within ironic-er films: all this meta-media populated by thinly disguised characters making oblique inside jokes.

We hope you now know whether to use Self-satisfied or Smug in your sentence.

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