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satisfaction

[sat-is-fak-shuhn]

noun

  1. an act of satisfying; fulfillment; gratification.

  2. the state of being satisfied; contentment.

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    Antonyms: ,
  3. the cause or means of being satisfied.

  4. confident acceptance of something as satisfactory, dependable, true, etc.

  5. reparation or compensation, as for a wrong or injury.

    Synonyms: , , , , , ,
  6. the opportunity to redress or right a wrong, as by a duel.

  7. payment or discharge, as of a debt or obligation.

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  8. Ecclesiastical.Ìý

    1. an act of doing penance or making reparation for venial sin.

    2. the penance or reparation made.



satisfaction

/ ËŒ²õæ³Ùɪ²õˈ´Úæ°ìʃə²Ô /

noun

  1. the act of satisfying or state of being satisfied

  2. the fulfilment of a desire

  3. the pleasure obtained from such fulfilment

  4. a source of fulfilment

  5. reparation or compensation for a wrong done or received

  6. RC Church Church of England the performance by a repentant sinner of a penance

  7. Christianity the atonement for sin by the death of Christ

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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • satisfactional adjective
  • satisfactionless adjective
  • nonsatisfaction noun
  • presatisfaction noun
  • supersatisfaction noun
  • undersatisfaction noun
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of satisfaction1

First recorded in 1250–1300; from Latin ²õ²¹³Ù¾±²õ´Ú²¹³¦³Ù¾±Å²Ô-, stem of ²õ²¹³Ù¾±²õ´Ú²¹³¦³Ù¾±Å “amends, excuse, penalty,†from satisfact(us) “compensated, sufficed†(past participle of satisfacere “to do enough, apologize, compensate,†from satis “enough†+ facere “to do, makeâ€) + -¾±Å -ion; replacing Middle English satisfaccioun, from Anglo-French, from Latin, as above; fact, satiate
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of satisfaction1

C15: via French from Latin satisfactionem, from satisfacere to satisfy
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Dyer’s father was traumatized by the austerity of growing up in England between two military cataclysms, and his daily satisfaction is bound in his ability to pinch pences.

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Conversations with my mostly millennial friends revealed a mixed bag of benefits satisfaction, and what each of them expects from their employer.

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I think they were sort of feeling like they’ve never been, to their satisfaction, portrayed like what the true dancer experience is.

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Fit between the employee and the organization is a key driver of both employee job satisfaction and turnover later on.

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“I never block people because I don’t want to give them the satisfaction,†he says.

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