satiation

[sey-shee-ey-shuhn]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of satiation¹

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