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Satisfaction

//sætɪsˈfækʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A fulfilment of a need or desire. countable, uncountable

    "The witch, repository of hieratic lore and folk legends and occult arcana, became the distributor of philtres and unguents, electuaries and pastilles, herbs and charms and incantations - directed toward sexual pleasures and amatory satisfactions."

  2. 2
    act of fulfilling a desire or need or appetite wordnet
  3. 3
    The pleasure obtained by such fulfillment. countable, uncountable

    "November 4, 1860, Henry David Thoreau, letter to Mr. D. R. This life is not for complaint, but for satisfaction."

  4. 4
    the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation wordnet
  5. 5
    The source of such gratification. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    compensation for a wrong wordnet
  2. 7
    A reparation for an injury or loss. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    (law) the payment of a debt or fulfillment of an obligation wordnet
  4. 9
    A vindication for a wrong suffered. countable, uncountable

    "The count demanded satisfaction in the form of a duel at dawn."

  5. 10
    state of being gratified or satisfied wordnet
  6. 11
    Sexual pleasure. countable, euphemistic, uncountable

    "To young man who enjoys receiving oral satisfaction, this BiWM will give you all you want."

Etymology

From Middle English satisfaccioun, from Old French satisfaccion and Latin satisfactiō, satisfactiōnis.

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