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self-gratification
[ self-grat-uh-fi-key-shuhn, self- ]
noun
- the act of pleasing or satisfying oneself, especially the gratifying of one's own impulses, needs, or desires.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of self-gratification1
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Example Sentences
The only symptoms of his condition were his doubts about God and an obsession with ‘self-gratification.’
She knew her power and has used it for her self gratification regardless of what might become of him.
He welcomed the undying joy of self-sacrifice, and repudiated the momentary pleasures of self-gratification.
What a different notion these two men had of love from that which merely seeks self-gratification!
They are made to minister to a sort of self-gratification, instead of being turned to account for the good of others.
Or if he devotes himself properly to his vocation he may consume his earnings in current self-gratification.
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