satiation

American  

[sey-shee-ey-shuhn] / ˌseɪ ʃiˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the act or state of completely fulfilling a need or providing a desired thing to the point of excess: Studies of income and happiness revealed a point of satiation around $90,000 for emotional well-being.

   The school lunch program is tasked with the satiation of children's nutritional needs.

   Studies of income and happiness revealed a point of satiation around $90,000 for emotional well-being.

2. the state or feeling of having a need, especially hunger, fully satisfied.

   High protein diets were found to improve satiation among dieters.

3. Also called semantic satiation.  a phenomenon in which continuous repetition of a word results in decreased recognition, increased strangeness, or loss of meaning.

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Etymology

Origin of satiation

First recorded in 1600–10; from Late Latin satiātiōn-, stem of satiātiō “satiety”; see also satiate ( def. )

Example Sentences

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From Slate • Jun. 7, 2011

Satiation would come quickly, however, and most of the hoppers were left to drown or perhaps to gain a few hours longer lease on life by drifting to a bar.

From Down the Yellowstone by Freeman, Lewis R. (Lewis Ransome)