Heinous vs Complacent - What's the difference?

As adjectives the difference between heinous and complacent

is that heinous is totally reprehensible while complacent is uncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements; smug.

(en adjective)

Totally reprehensible.

I hope they catch the person responsible for that heinous crime.

The perpetrators of this heinous act must be brought to justice.

The government denounced the attack as the most heinous of the last decade.

Political Leaders from around the world have condemned these heinous acts.

In our public services sorry seems to be the most heinous word.

* Nouns to which "heinous" is often applied: crime, act, sin, murder, offence.

* (totally reprehensible) abominable, horrible, odious

(en adjective)

Uncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements; smug.

Apathetic with regard to an apparent need or problem.

* (term) should not be confused with its homophone, complaisant.

* smug * self-satisfied

* (l) * self-complacent

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