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satiation

[ sey-shee-ey-shuhn ]

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noun

the act or state of completely fulfilling a need or providing a desired thing to the point of excess: Studies of income and happiness revealed a point of satiation around $90,000 for emotional well-being.
The school lunch program is tasked with the satiation of children's nutritional needs.
Studies of income and happiness revealed a point of satiation around $90,000 for emotional well-being.
the state or feeling of having a need, especially hunger, fully satisfied:
High protein diets were found to improve satiation among dieters.
Also called se·man·tic sa·ti·a·tion [si-, man, tik sey-shee-, ey, -sh, uh, n]. a phenomenon in which continuous repetition of a word results in decreased recognition, increased strangeness, or loss of meaning.

First recorded in 1600–10; from Late Latin satiātiōn-, stem of satiātiō “satiety”; satiate ( def )

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