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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
satisfaction
noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a sense of achievement/satisfaction (=a feeling that you have achieved something good)
▪ Even a small success gives a sense of achievement.
a sigh of relief/exasperation/satisfaction etc
▪ At last the girl stopped eating and sat back with a sigh of satisfaction.
customer satisfaction (=how pleased customers are)
▪ The firm carried out a survey of customer satisfaction.
job satisfaction (=the enjoyment you get from your job)
▪ Levels of job satisfaction vary between departments.
quiet confidence/satisfaction/desperation (=having a particular feeling but not talking about it)
▪ a woman whose life of quiet desperation threatens to overwhelm her
vicarious pleasure/satisfaction/excitement etc
▪ the vicarious pleasure that parents get from their children’s success
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
certain
▪ There is a certain satisfaction to be gained from achieving something which we thought was probably impossible for us.
▪ I felt a certain satisfaction: I had influenced positively a shot executed by a professional golfer playing for his livelihood.
▪ He was amused with a certain satisfaction on his beefy face.
▪ It's a great pleasure to me and a certain indication of satisfaction that many of them are regulars.
▪ Almost, Sara thought, one might detect a certain amount of satisfaction in her tones.
complete
▪ I am writing to express our complete satisfaction with everything that he does.
deep
▪ An hour later, I was surveying the results with a feeling of deep satisfaction.
▪ They are saying they want to get back to the point where their hard work brought frequent, real, deep satisfaction.
▪ Ymor had on several occasions seen him look around the room with an expression of deep satisfaction.
▪ Well, with any luck she'd get a fair return on her outlay, in deep satisfaction.
▪ She gave a low, smiling sigh as the pleasure ebbed away until it was replaced by a deep satisfaction.
▪ They also shared the deep satisfaction which running brings, often more in preparation than in the race itself.
general
▪ The level of arousal has a lot to do with general feelings of satisfaction or dissatisfaction.
▪ Do you have enough time and feel a general sense of satisfaction at the end of each day?
▪ At the beginning of her appraisal interview, she expressed a general satisfaction with her status and responsibilities.
▪ And these relations affected how hard people worked and their general satisfaction with what they did.
great
▪ The great satisfaction was that the aspects we concentrated on in training - defence and winning loose ball - worked out well.
▪ Knowing that the letter might have been one of them continues to give me great satisfaction.
▪ What gave her the greatest satisfaction was the water, now bloodstained by the final, flamboyant exhibition of the setting sun.
▪ Today we are rightly demanding a greater sense of satisfaction and achievement not just a weekly paycheck.
▪ Prussia's new territories were no great source of satisfaction on any level.
▪ It was something I had never done before and never would again, and it gave me great satisfaction.
▪ You feel that great sense of satisfaction, and that makes everything else go away.
grim
▪ Their steep decline has given grim satisfaction to their legions of detractors.
▪ He sensed their grim satisfaction, something meritorious in the air, some old grievance righted at last.
▪ With a small grim smile of satisfaction, he went back to the utility room and looked at the power switches.
▪ Miguel stood there smoking and grunting and nodding to himself with the grim satisfaction that comes when your suspicions are proved correct.
▪ There is pleasure in the small ferreted bargains - a grim, huddled satisfaction.
▪ Conservatives on the faculty enjoyed the grim satisfaction of seeing their predictions of catastrophe realized in full.
▪ George locked the letter away, smiling with grim satisfaction.
high
▪ Overall the results show high levels of satisfaction in the aspects covered by the questionnaire.
▪ Schools of choice have lower dropout rates, fewer discipline problems, better student attitudes, and higher teacher satisfaction.
▪ It value scale was from one to five, with the number five representing the highest level of satisfaction.
▪ His dignified person and agreeable countenance, with the most unaffected affability gave me high satisfaction.
▪ Hackman and Oldham admit that no piece of research has yet shown a positive relationship between high job satisfaction and high productivity.
immense
▪ Yet children also bring immense rewards and satisfaction.
▪ Yet it is very simple to prepare and offers immense satisfaction for those who follow some simple guidelines.
▪ I felt immense loss and immense satisfaction at the same time.
patient
▪ He said it was difficult to know why advance care discussions improved patient satisfaction.
▪ That finding suggests that hospitals trying to boost patient satisfaction must do more than merely decrease waiting times.
▪ Whether this has resulted in better clinical decision making, patient satisfaction, or use of resources is as yet unknown.
▪ I do studies in my office on patient satisfaction, short waits, warmth and caring of my office personnel.
▪ Repeated surveys have shown a high degree of patient satisfaction with general practice.
▪ Executives often receive bonuses based on performance outcomes such as cost-containment, quality assurance, and patient satisfaction.
personal
▪ They must also want to please each other and help each other to find fulfilment, as well as looking for personal satisfaction.
▪ And that incentive was increased when they got personal recognition and satisfaction from doing it better than ever before.
▪ Despite our analysis, most of our engineers felt that they were achieving professional success and personal satisfaction.
▪ It was a never ending task which offered William little personal satisfaction.
▪ But if only for her own personal satisfaction it had to be worth a try.
▪ New skills can increase personal satisfaction Women in particular are susceptible to believing that improving their appearance can help them reinvent themselves.
▪ Success is not about money or position - it is about personal satisfaction and self-esteem.
▪ I hope it affords you both personal and professional satisfaction?
quiet
▪ He watched them go with quiet satisfaction.
▪ Mr Scott resumed his place, a look of quiet satisfaction on his face.
▪ Outside the venue, the Inspirals climb into their cramped tour van and head back to the hotel exuding quiet satisfaction.
▪ This she did to her quiet satisfaction, thanks to a careless slip by Janice.
real
▪ But there is always real satisfaction in a fight against great odds.
▪ To my real satisfaction there was not a hint of resentment from anyone.
▪ They are saying they want to get back to the point where their hard work brought frequent, real, deep satisfaction.
▪ Because in looking to the self for real satisfaction and happiness in living, man is looking in entirely the wrong direction.
▪ Probably creative work was all the real satisfaction he obtained in those stressful years.
▪ But the only real satisfaction is when we win the game.
▪ You can never experience the real satisfaction of growing roses well by following a list of step-by-step instructions.
▪ Use value is the real satisfaction yielded by the commodity.
■ NOUN
customer
▪ Your job satisfaction ensures your customer satisfaction; - and it shows.
▪ Consequently customer satisfaction had actually declined.
▪ Speaking at it's annual conference in Newcastle, Co Down, he said it was real evidence of customer satisfaction.
▪ This will lead to greater customer satisfaction and be to everyone's benefit.
▪ As with any complex electronic information system or service, a strong support structure can make an enormous difference in customer satisfaction.
▪ The money is earmarked for engineering, marketing and sales of the start-up's customer satisfaction software.
▪ I have to do some handholding and training to make sure the rep focuses on customer satisfaction.
job
▪ Mechanization has not therefore necessarily involved any decrease in job satisfaction among farm workers.
▪ But the job satisfaction of the workers increases dramatically.
▪ The final system design is evaluated on the basis of job satisfaction of those working on it as well as its efficiency.
▪ Working hard is a personal objective, to obtain job satisfaction and potential rewards of career advancement.
▪ Waiting times are coming down in most places and staff report improved management and job satisfaction.
▪ In the light of these difficulties with measuring job satisfaction, academic researchers have made two responses.
▪ The model is developed from research they have conducted into the relationship between job characteristics, motivation, and job satisfaction.
■ VERB
bring
▪ This being said, it hardly matters provided the tendency brings satisfaction and pleasure to the person, or persons, concerned.
▪ She had no other work that might bring her satisfaction or a sense of purpose.
▪ Contacts with Patients On the whole, contact with Tanganyikan patients brought the Volunteers enormous satisfaction.
▪ The next one might bring you greater satisfaction as well as a more frank and open relationship.
▪ Simple things that can be transformed through work into something that brings pleasure and satisfaction.
▪ This was a positive approach that should bring greater satisfaction to the woman and benefits to the farm.
▪ A perfectly formed loaf brings the same satisfaction to its baker as does a perfectly thrown pot to a potter.
derive
▪ Against this, many who take the plunge derive enormous satisfaction from building up a family enterprise.
▪ They are attracted to novel situations and appear to derive satisfaction from exploring new aspects of their environment.
▪ Throughout his early adult life he passed from one religious system to another, unable to derive lasting spiritual satisfaction form any.
express
▪ The Reagan administration expressed satisfaction with this new era of civic entrepreneurialism and claimed that it demonstrated the wisdom of its policies.
▪ Older people were more likely to express satisfaction.
▪ Stout expressed satisfaction with the arrangement, and the Alsop-Kintner team set to work on their next Post project.
▪ Indeed, they were much more likely than their younger counterparts to have expressed satisfaction with the firm and its management.
▪ The Corporation expressed their satisfaction with the endowment and their conviction that it would be ample for the purposes of the School.
▪ I am writing to express our complete satisfaction with everything that he does.
▪ A spokesman for Walsh expressed satisfaction with Abrams's conduct and his sentence.
feel
▪ She stretched her legs under the table, feeling the same satisfaction that she felt when she woke that morning.
▪ I get a feeling of satisfaction out of it.
▪ He had felt a hint of satisfaction as he walked through the lobby.
▪ I felt a certain satisfaction: I had influenced positively a shot executed by a professional golfer playing for his livelihood.
▪ Mr Beckenham felt a perverse satisfaction.
▪ Normally a cautious man, Kragan felt the glimmer of satisfaction spread within him.
▪ Forgetting all her questions, Molly could only feel a secret satisfaction.
find
▪ In superfluity, it now became apparent, they had found satisfaction.
▪ Early music aficionados will have to go a lot farther than the Peninsula to find comparable satisfaction.
▪ I rarely find much satisfaction in debating harder abstractions or metaphysical teasers with him.
▪ He felt some guilt at first, which bothered him, but he also found satisfaction in it.
▪ Her hands had moved under his shirt and found satisfaction in the sultry silk of his skin.
▪ But plenty are, and both parents and children find great strength and satisfaction from the relationship.
▪ He began to find his own satisfactions in doing well at school, in his friends, in his drawings.
▪ I have to get my life back on track and the first step is finding satisfaction through work.
gain
▪ It was therefore generous of Émile to gain satisfaction from promoting others to success in the music world.
▪ You do not have to work in a particular field to gain satisfaction from it.
▪ The writer gains satisfaction from knowing that the reader is satisfied, and viceversa.
▪ He could gain no satisfaction from his Rubensesque wife.
give
▪ I know she will be disappointed, and this gives me satisfaction.
▪ Knowing that the letter might have been one of them continues to give me great satisfaction.
▪ And without giving him the satisfaction of knowing how deeply he had hurt her.
▪ Chewing gives psychological satisfaction, and even in scientific experiments the chewing of gum has been found to help reduce tension.
▪ Nails liked her company better than that of his father; his new way of life gave him considerable satisfaction.
▪ It broke over Rex who gave a cry of satisfaction.
note
▪ I noted, also with satisfaction, that there was hardly an article in the house that could have cost more than £5.
▪ So I flipped through, noting with satisfaction that Texas was ranked as the No. 1 most-annoying state.
provide
▪ Nor do banks and building societies provide satisfaction.
▪ Their speeches provided emotional satisfaction but their actions failed to liberate a single slave.
▪ Furthermore, homeownership continues to provide satisfaction.
▪ Many people want jobs that allow them to make greater use of their education and that provide intrinsic work satisfaction.
▪ Thus: It is perceived equity that motivates behaviour and provides satisfaction.
seek
▪ Some others seek satisfactions in science and in associated professional work.
▪ The instincts are known to us as impulses, wishes or desires which seek direct satisfaction, unless they are totally repressed.
smile
▪ I lounged back in my pouch-seat, smiling with satisfaction.
▪ He grumbled but he watched me watching the young men and smiled with satisfaction.
▪ George locked the letter away, smiling with grim satisfaction.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a glow of pleasure/satisfaction/happiness etc
▪ Harry felt a glow of pleasure - not least because his darling Alice was making such an obvious success of her career.
▪ He looked fantastic and had actually acquired quite a suntan - or was it just a glow of happiness?
▪ Shamlou experienced a glow of satisfaction.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ He enjoys coaching the hockey team, and gets a lot of satisfaction from it.
▪ Infants are concerned only with the satisfaction of their physical needs.
▪ Most teachers take great pride and satisfaction in their work, and enjoy working with young people.
▪ Our goal is 100% customer satisfaction.
▪ She finished her letter, and read it through with satisfaction.
▪ The pay is pretty good, but you don't get much job satisfaction.
▪ Warner's pay increase reflected his boss's satisfaction with his work.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Hoomey, for a moment, felt a strange satisfaction at making his old Bones happy.
▪ It was something I had never done before and never would again, and it gave me great satisfaction.
▪ Miguel stood there smoking and grunting and nodding to himself with the grim satisfaction that comes when your suspicions are proved correct.
▪ Neighbourhood satisfaction was the lowest of all North Side neighbourhoods.
▪ Numerous downsized banks, insurers and retail chains have seen their customers' satisfaction plummet.
▪ Patricia sensed, with some satisfaction, that she was an object of curiosity to the cinema attendants.
▪ The Algiers agreement failed to work out to the satisfaction of either side.
▪ The writer gains satisfaction from knowing that the reader is satisfied, and viceversa.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Satisfaction

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; repose of mind resulting from compliance with its desires or demands.

    The mind having a power to suspend the execution and satisfaction of any of its desires.
    --Locke.

  2. Settlement of a claim, due, or demand; payment; indemnification; adequate compensation.

    We shall make full satisfaction.
    --Shak.

  3. That which satisfies or gratifies; atonement.

    Die he, or justice must; unless for him Some other, able, and as willing, pay The rigid satisfaction, death for death.
    --Milton.

    Syn: Contentment; content; gratification; pleasure; recompense; compensation; amends; remuneration; indemnification; atonement.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
satisfaction

early 14c., "performance of an act set forth by a priest or other Church authority to atone for sin," from Old French satisfaction (12c.), from Latin satisfactionem (nominative satisfactio) "a satisfying of a creditor," noun of action from past participle stem of satisfacere (see satisfy). Senses of "contentment, appeasement" and "action of gratifying" first recorded late 14c.; the former not common before 16c.

Wiktionary
satisfaction

n. 1 A fulfillment of a need or desire. 2 The pleasure obtained by such fulfillment. 3 The source of such gratification. 4 A reparation for an injury or loss. 5 A vindication for a wrong suffered.

WordNet
satisfaction

  1. n. the contentment you feel when you have done something right; "the chef tasted the sauce with great satisfaction" [ant: dissatisfaction]

  2. state of being gratified; great satisfaction; "dull repetitious work gives no gratification"; "to my immense gratification he arrived on time" [syn: gratification]

  3. compensation for a wrong; "we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store" [syn: atonement, expiation]

  4. act of fulfilling a desire or need or appetite; "the satisfaction of their demand for better services"

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Wikipedia
Satisfaction

Satisfaction may refer to:

  • Contentment
    • Computer user satisfaction
    • Customer satisfaction
    • Job satisfaction
  • Satisfaction theory of atonement, a Christian view of salvation
  • The specification of variables that make an open sentence true
  • The regaining of honour in a duel
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, released in 1965. It was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and produced by Andrew Loog Oldham. Richards' three-note guitar riffintended to be replaced by hornsopens and drives the song. The lyrics refer to sexual frustration and commercialism.

The song was first released as a single in the United States in June 1965 and was also featured on the American version of the Rolling Stones' fourth studio album, Out of Our Heads, released that July. "Satisfaction" was a hit, giving the Stones their first number one in the US. In the UK, the song initially was played only on pirate radio stations, because its lyrics were considered too sexually suggestive. It later became the Rolling Stones' fourth number one in the United Kingdom.

In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine placed "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" in the second spot on its list of " The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". The song was added to the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress in 2006.

Satisfaction (Australian TV series)

Satisfaction is an Australian television drama series which screened on the subscription television channel Showcase. It also screens in the Republic of Ireland on free-to-air channel TV3 and its sister channel 3e, and in New Zealand on free-to-air channel TV2 respectively.

The series was filmed in Melbourne, and was created by writer/producer Roger Simpson with producer Andy Walker and executive producer Kim Vecera. It centers on the lives and loves of a group of women who are sex workers in a high class brothel.

Production for the third season began in June 2009 and commenced screening in December 2009.

On December 31, 2010, it was revealed by TV Tonight that Satisfaction was officially cancelled, and that season 3 was the last season in production.

Satisfaction (film)

Satisfaction (also titled Girls of Summer) is a 1988 comedy-drama film starring Justine Bateman and Liam Neeson. It is one of the few theatrical productions by both Aaron Spelling and NBC.

Satisfaction (season 1)

Season one of Satisfaction began airing on 5 December 2007, on Foxtel's Showcase and finished on 30 January 2008. Airing 10 episodes, the show explored the lives of 6 women, all with the same profession. Cast includes Alison Whyte, Madeleine West, Peta Sergeant, Kestie Morassi, Bojana Novakovic, and Diana Glenn. Using the slogan "Six Women. Two Lives. One Profession" to promote the show.

Satisfaction (season 2)

Season 2 of Satisfaction began airing on 2 December 2008, and ended on 3 February 2009. Satisfaction continued to air on Foxtel's Showcase channel, airing all 10 episodes for the 2nd season. Season 2 saw the arrival of new character Sean ( Dustin Clare), and also the departure of Tippi ( Bojana Novakovic).

Satisfaction (season 3)

Season 3 of Satisfaction began airing on 8 December 2009, and ended on 9 February 2010. Satisfaction continued to air on Foxtel's Showcase channel, airing all 10 episodes for the 2nd season. Season 3 saw the departures of Chloe, Diana Glenn and Heather, Peta Sergeant and the new arrivals of Tess, Renai Caruso and Amy, Camille Keenan.

Satisfaction (Eve song)

"Satisfaction" is a song by American rapper- songwriter Eve, released on February 25, 2003 as the second and final single from the album, Eve-Olution (2002). Co-produced by Dr. Dre and his then-protégé Mike Elizondo, it was one of the last songs that Eve added to the final track listing of her album.

The song was moderately successful in the United States, reaching number 27 and 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, respectively. It was less commercially successful outside of the US, peaking at number 87 in the Netherlands, number 60 in France and number 50 in Belgium (Flanders). However, the single did fare better in the United Kingdom, where it debuted at peaked at number 20. It received favorable reviews from most music critics and a nomination for Best Female Rap Solo Performance at the 45th Annual Grammy Awards. However, it lost to Missy Elliott's "Scream." The music video for the song was filmed in her home-state of Pennsylvania.

Satisfaction (Benny Benassi song)

"Satisfaction" is a song by Italian DJ Benny Benassi. It was released in Italy in June 2002 as the lead single from his album Hypnotica. Using MacinTalk, the song's vocals consist of two speech synthesizers, one male and one female, repeatedly saying "Push me and then just touch me 'til I can get my satisfaction". The track was Benassi's debut single and most successful song, peaking at number 2 in the United Kingdom.

It was also used in a TV commercial for Tooheys Extra Dry lager, and Wendy's hamburgers. It appears in the film White Chicks and the video games Just Dance 2, Dance Central, DJ Hero, and Saints Row: The Third as well as in the Beavis and Butt-head episode "Drones". As of August 2014, it was the 54th best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 382,000 units sold. Satisfaction is considered to be the forerunner of electro-house which brought the genre into the mainstream.

Satisfaction (F.T. Island song)

"Satisfaction" (stylized as "SATISFACTION") is a song by South Korean rock band F.T. Island. It is their fourth single under Warner Music Japan and seventh single overall in Japan, and is included on their second Japanese studio album Five Treasure Island. The song was written by Junji Ishiwatari and composed by Hiroki Horiko. It was released on April 20, 2011, in three editions: a CD-only edition, and limited editions A and B. The single debuted at number two on the Oricon weekly chart and went on to sell over 43,000 copies in Japan.

Satisfaction (2013 TV series)

Satisfaction is a Canadian television sitcom, created by Tim McAuliffe, that debuted on CTV on June 24, 2013. Satisfaction was canceled after one season.

Satisfaction (Laura Branigan song)

"Satisfaction" is a song by American pop singer Laura Branigan, which was released as the fourth and final single from her 1984 album Self Control. The song's original music was written by Bernd Dietrich, Gerd Grabowski and Engelbert Simons, whilst the English lyrics were written by Mark Spiro and superstar songwriter Diane Warren. It was produced by Jack White and Robbie Buchanan, who both produced the entire Self Control album together.

Satisfaction (2014 TV series)

Satisfaction is a drama television series created by Sean Jablonski. It premiered on the USA Network on July 17, 2014. On February 26, 2016, USA cancelled Satisfaction after two seasons.

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Usage examples of "satisfaction".

If he refuses to return and abjure his heresy and give fitting satisfaction, he is delivered to the secular Court to be punished.

Then all the satisfaction she had derived from what she had heard Madame Bourdieu say departed, and she went off furious and ashamed, as if soiled and threatened by all the vague abominations which she had for some time felt around her, without knowing, however, whence came the little chill which made her shudder as with dread.

Every external wall or enclosing wall of habitable rooms or their appurtenances or cellars which abuts against the earth shall be protected by materials impervious to moisture to the satisfaction of the district surveyor.

Nay, he decided, forcing himself to ignore the pulsing hardness between his thighs and the churning of his blood which ached for the satisfaction that only her body could provide.

What, exactly, was he accomplishing by continuing this aimless chase, when he could not even hope to gain honest satisfaction by eventually flailing away at the body of an innocent man?

She smiled, watching with satisfaction as Alec tucked in to her cooking.

Sir Alured, under these circumstances, discussed his own death with extreme satisfaction, and insisted on having it discussed by the others.

He lifted his face, and Amelle saw his smile of pure male satisfaction.

Yet they are the same men, suddenly stiffened and grown amenable to discipline by the satisfaction of standing to the enemy at last.

And she looked up at him, her fingers lacing into the thick black hair she loved to touch, her aquamarine eyes shimmering over him with wondering satisfaction while he slowly lowered her down on to the pillows.

They show that sin and woe are not arbitrarily bounded by the limits of time and sense in the grave, and that nothing can ever exhaust or destroy the satisfaction of true life, faith in the love of God: it abides, blessed and eternal, in the uninterrupted blessedness and eternity of its Object.

Evan joined him, and they silently studied the smooth, disciplined functioning of the plot room, Arris with satisfaction and Evan doubtless with the same.

I cannot tell whether what followed was a portion of his premeditated conversation with me, or whether it was the result of the satisfaction he had derived from ascertaining my perfect conviction of the purity of his conduct with regard to Hortense, and being assured that I would express that conviction.

That one went out farther into the water, beyond the lily pads, and Asey heard her grunt of satisfaction.

And that, Asey decided with satisfaction, might just possibly be his undoing.