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Meanings of gratification in English

Portuguese
satisfação
Catalan
gratificació
Spanish
satisfacción

State of being gratified or satisfied.

satisfação
Portuguese
gratificação
Spanish
gratificación

Pleasurable emotional reaction of happiness in response to a fulfillment of a desire or goal.

Related terms
gratificação
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Examples for "satisfaction"
Examples for "satisfaction"
1
Self-rated health was not associated with body image concern or weight satisfaction.
Pubmed
2
The indicators include food safety, patient and staff satisfaction and complaint resolution.
Radio NZ
3
However, improved quality and variety had helped push satisfaction to higher levels.
The South African
4
Business satisfaction with the government continues to improve, a new survey shows.
The Irish Times
5
The questions about work, back satisfaction, and pain medication showed good agreement.
Pubmed
Usage of gratification in English
1
The former is satiated in animal gratification, the latter in spiritual beatification.
The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English / or,...
2
They don't know how to use money except to provide physical gratification.
The new yorker
3
Spreaders of the expidemic are looking for short-term gratification during a crisis.
News.com.au
4
Either it evaporates in gratification or it undergoes some metamorphosis in suppression.
To-morrow?
5
Why save for the future when you can have immediate gratification now?
Reuters
6
For Qebeyi, starting her own business has brought a sense of gratification.
The South African
7
With others it is the gratification a child finds in a toy.
M. or N. "Similia similibus curantur."
8
To the Latin living is not solely the gratification of the body.
The World Decision
9
I can imagine them, he said, with a sort of sombre gratification.
The Time Machine & The War of the Worlds
10
Robert flushed with gratification at the high compliment conveyed in these words.
Brave and Bold; Or, The Fortunes of Robert Rushton
11
And the miscreant walked about delirious with the exuberance of his gratification.
The Story of Louis Riel: The Rebel Chief
12
I'm saying, what if he's doing it for reasons other than self-gratification?
The Information Officer
13
Like them he found peculiar gratification in certain parts of his body.
Odd John
14
In a word, we mean the gratification of our thirst for applause.
Sesame and Lilies
15
Their wants were few and the means of gratification within their reach.
The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon
16
SOCRATES: An experience in producing a sort of delight and gratification, Polus.
Gorgias
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Gratification through the time
Gratification across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common