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Synonyms
noun
1.
an act of satisfying; fulfillment; gratification.
2.
the state of being satisfied; contentment.
3.
the cause or means of being satisfied.
4.
confident acceptance of something as satisfactory, dependable, true, etc.
5.
EXPANDreparation or compensation, as for a wrong or injury.
6.
the opportunity to redress or right a wrong, as by a duel.
7.
payment or discharge, as of a debt or obligation.
8.
COLLAPSEEcclesiastical.
a.
an act of doing penance or making reparation for venial sin.
b.
the penance or reparation made.
Origin:
1250–1300; < Latin satisfactiōn- (stem of satisfactiō) a doing enough, equivalent to satisfact(us) (past participle of satisfacere, equivalent to satis enough + facere to make, do1) + -iōn- -ion; replacing Middle English satisfaccioun < Anglo-French < Latin, as above
1250–1300; < Latin satisfactiōn- (stem of satisfactiō) a doing enough, equivalent to satisfact(us) (past participle of satisfacere, equivalent to satis enough + facere to make, do1) + -iōn- -ion; replacing Middle English satisfaccioun < Anglo-French < Latin, as above
Related forms
sat·is·fac·tion·al, adjective
sat·is·fac·tion·less, adjective
non·sat·is·fac·tion, noun
pre·sat·is·fac·tion, noun
su·per·sat·is·fac·tion, noun
EXPANDun·der·sat·is·fac·tion, noun
COLLAPSESynonyms
2. enjoyment, pleasure, comfort. 5. amends, expiation, atonement, indemnity, indemnification, requital, recompense. 7. repayment, remuneration.
2. enjoyment, pleasure, comfort. 5. amends, expiation, atonement, indemnity, indemnification, requital, recompense. 7. repayment, remuneration.
Antonyms
2. displeasure, discontent.
2. displeasure, discontent.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
satisfaction
c.1300, "performance of an act set forth by a priest or other Church authority to atone for sin," from L. satisfactionem (nom. satisfactio) "a satisfying of a creditor," from satisfacere (see satisfy). Sense of "contentment" first recorded 1382; not common before 16c. Satisfactory
EXPANDis attested from 1547, from L.L. satisfactorius, from L. satisfactus, pp. of satisfacere.
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satisfaction sat·is·fac·tion (sāt'ĭs-fāk'shən)
n.
The fulfillment or gratification of a desire, a need, or an appetite.
The pleasure or contentment that is derived from such gratification.
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