The word "smugness" refers to feeling proud and self-satisfied about one's achievements or qualities, often in a way that annoys or offends others. Full definition
On more than one occasion, the Coens» considerable talents have been put to use in the name of bitterness and cheap, caustic rib - poking, which might have been fine if their targets weren't so broadly drawn and if there wasn't just a hint of smugness in how it all played out. (slantmagazine.com)
Tom Wolfe's book denies that language evolved and attacks Darwin and Chomsky with smugness lacking substance. (sciencenews.org)
It's a bold statement about female agency, particularly when Huppert's authorial voice has say, though it's tough to shake a touch of smugness in Verhoeven's male gaze. (decider.com)