satisfaction
Americannoun
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an act of satisfying; fulfillment; gratification.
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the state of being satisfied; contentment.
- Antonyms:
- discontent, displeasure
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the cause or means of being satisfied.
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confident acceptance of something as satisfactory, dependable, true, etc.
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reparation or compensation, as for a wrong or injury.
- Synonyms:
- recompense, requital, indemnification, indemnity, atonement, expiation, amends
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the opportunity to redress or right a wrong, as by a duel.
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payment or discharge, as of a debt or obligation.
- Synonyms:
- remuneration, repayment
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Ecclesiastical.
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an act of doing penance or making reparation for venial sin.
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the penance or reparation made.
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noun
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the act of satisfying or state of being satisfied
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the fulfilment of a desire
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the pleasure obtained from such fulfilment
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a source of fulfilment
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reparation or compensation for a wrong done or received
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RC Church Church of England the performance by a repentant sinner of a penance
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Christianity the atonement for sin by the death of Christ
Other Word Forms
- nonsatisfaction noun
- presatisfaction noun
- satisfactional adjective
- satisfactionless adjective
- supersatisfaction noun
- undersatisfaction noun
Etymology
Origin of satisfaction
First recorded in 1250–1300; from Latin satisfactiōn-, stem of satisfactiō “amends, excuse, penalty,” from satisfact(us) “compensated, sufficed” (past participle of satisfacere “to do enough, apologize, compensate,” from satis “enough” + facere “to do, make”) + -iō -ion; replacing Middle English satisfaccioun, from Anglo-French, from Latin, as above; fact, satiate
Example Sentences
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I take a perverse satisfaction in rushing off toward Dara, planning to drop her food and finally find my escape route.
From Literature
Clare tried to muster some satisfaction that his point had been made, but for someone who’d just won, he felt an awful lot like a loser.
From Literature
A potential role in a reality show, “Finance Dudes,” isn’t working out to anyone’s satisfaction.
From Los Angeles Times
My father spent the 1970s selling hunger to America: soda, waffles, chips, anything that promised satisfaction in 30 seconds flat.
From Los Angeles Times
The actor expressed her satisfaction that the story of Sarah and Hagar is given a positive portrayal since that’s not always been the case.
From Los Angeles Times
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