| NOUN | feeling | satisfaction | the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation |
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| state | satisfaction, gratification | state of being gratified or satisfied | |
| possession | satisfaction, atonement, expiation | compensation for a wrong | |
| possession | satisfaction | (law) the payment of a debt or fulfillment of an obligation | |
| act | satisfaction | act of fulfilling a desire or need or appetite |
| Sounds | sae.tahsfae'kshahn; sae.tihsfae'kshahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | The contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation. | |
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| Example | "the chef tasted the sauce with great satisfaction" | |
| Narrower | complacency, complacence, self-complacency, self-satisfaction | The feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself |
| fulfillment, fulfilment | A feeling of satisfaction at having achieved your desires | |
| gloat, gloating, glee | malicious satisfaction | |
| pride | Satisfaction with your (or another's) achievements | |
| Broader | contentment | happiness with one's situation in life |
| Opposite | dissatisfaction | The feeling of being displeased and discontent |
| Spanish | satisfacción | |
| Catalan | satisfacció | |
| Meaning | state of being gratified or satisfied. | |
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| Synonym | gratification | |
| Narrower | comfort | Satisfaction or physical well-being provided by a person or thing |
| quality of life | Your personal satisfaction (or dissatisfaction) with the cultural or intellectual conditions under which you live (as distinct from material comfort) | |
| Broader | emotional state, spirit | The state / state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection) |
| Spanish | gratificación, satisfacción | |
| Catalan | gratificació, satisfacció | |
| Meaning | compensation for a wrong. | |
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| Example | "we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store" | |
| Synonyms | atonement, expiation | |
| Broader | damages, amends, indemnity, indemnification, restitution, redress | A sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury |
| Spanish | compensación, expiación, satisfacción, vindicación | |
| Meaning | (law) the payment of a debt or fulfillment of an obligation. | |
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| Example | "the full and final satisfaction of the claim" | |
| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Broader | payment | A sum of money paid or a claim discharged |
| Meaning | Act of fulfilling a desire or need or appetite. | |
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| Example | "the satisfaction of their demand for better services" | |
| Narrower | gratification | The act or an instance of satisfying |
| Broader | change | The action of changing something |
| Spanish | cumplimiento, satisfacción | |
| Catalan | acompliment, satisfacció | |
| Verbs | satisfy | fill or meet a want or need |
| satisfy | meet the requirements or expectations of | |
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