satisfaction

satisfaction
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ complete, deep, great, immense
▪ overall
▪

Clients are asked to rate their overall satisfaction.

▪ evident, obvious
▪ grim, perverse, smug
▪ quiet
▪ mutual, personal
▪ job, life (esp. AmE)
▪ emotional, marital (AmE), sexual
▪ client, customer, employee, patient
… OF SATISFACTION
▪ level
▪

My current level of job satisfaction is pretty low.

VERB + SATISFACTION
▪ derive, feel, find, gain, get, have, take
▪

He derived great satisfaction from knowing that his son was happy.

▪

Although we didn't win, we were able to take some satisfaction from our performance.

▪ bring (sb), give sb, provide (sb with)
▪ express
SATISFACTION + NOUN
▪ rating, score
▪ level, rate
PREPOSITION
▪ in satisfaction
▪

She watched in satisfaction as he opened the present.

▪ to sb's satisfaction
▪

The matter was resolved to our general satisfaction.

▪ with satisfaction
▪

He nodded with evident satisfaction.

▪ satisfaction at
▪

her deep satisfaction at seeing justice done

▪ satisfaction in
▪

I find satisfaction in helping people.

▪ satisfaction of
▪

I had the satisfaction of proving him wrong.

▪ satisfaction with
▪

Both parties expressed their complete satisfaction with the decision.

PHRASES
▪ a certain satisfaction
▪

She felt a certain satisfaction in keeping him waiting.

▪ a grin of satisfaction, a look of satisfaction, a smile of satisfaction, a smirk of satisfaction
▪ a feeling of satisfaction, a sense of satisfaction
▪ a source of satisfaction
▪

The children were a major source of satisfaction.


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  • satisfaction — [ satisfaksjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1155; lat. satisfactio « disculpation » et « réparation juridique » 1 ♦ Acte par lequel qqn obtient la réparation d une offense. ⇒ réparation. Donner, obtenir satisfaction. Théol. Pénitence. ♢ Acte par lequel on accorde à …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • satisfaction — sat·is·fac·tion n 1 a: the act or fact of satisfying b: execution of an accord by performance of the substituted obligation often used in the phrase accord and satisfaction compare accord 3, transaction 3 c …   Law dictionary

  • Satisfaction — may refer to: *A feeling of gratification; see Contentment *Atonement (satisfaction view), a Christian view of salvation * Satisfaction (Benny Benassi song), a 2003 Electro House song * (I Can t Get No) Satisfaction , a 1965 song by the Rolling… …   Wikipedia

  • satisfaction — Satisfaction. s. f. v. Action par laquelle on satisfait à ce qu on doit. Il jeusne, il fait des aumosnes pour la satisfaction de ses pechez. il travaille pour la satisfaction de ses creanciers. il l avoit offensé, mais on luy a ordonné de faire… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Satisfaction — Sat is*fac tion, n. [OE. satisfaccioun, F. satisfaction, fr. L. satisfactio, fr. satisfacere to satisfy. See {Satisfy}.] 1. The act of satisfying, or the state of being satisfied; gratification of desire; contentment in possession and enjoyment;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Satisfaction — bezeichnet: ein Lied der Rolling Stones: (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction ein Lied von Benny Benassi einen US amerikanischen Spielfilm, siehe Satisfaction (Film) eine australische Fernsehserie, siehe Satisfaction (Fernsehserie) in der deutschen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • satisfaction — [sat΄is fak′shən] n. [ME satisfaccioun < OFr satisfaction < L satisfactio] 1. a satisfying or being satisfied 2. something that satisfies; specif., a) anything that brings gratification, pleasure, or contentment b) settlement of debt;… …   English World dictionary

  • satisfaction — ► NOUN 1) the state of being satisfied. 2) Law the payment of a debt or fulfilment of an obligation or claim. 3) what is felt to be due to one to make up for an injustice: the work will stop if they don t get satisfaction …   English terms dictionary

  • 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 (Cf. satisfy)). Sense of contentment first… …   Etymology dictionary

  • satisfaction — [n] giving or enjoying a state of comfort, content achievement, amends, amusement, atonement, bliss, cheerfulness, comfort, compensation, complacency, conciliation, contentedness, contentment, delight, ease, enjoyment, fulfillment, gladness, good …   New thesaurus

  • satisfaction — Satisfaction, Satisfactio, Cic …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

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