1. The contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
   "the chef tasted the sauce with great satisfaction" 
2. State of being gratified or satisfied
   - gratification 
3. Compensation for a wrong
   "we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store"
   - atonement, expiation 
4. (law) the payment of a debt or fulfilment of an obligation
   "the full and final satisfaction of the claim" 
5. Act of fulfilling a desire or need or appetite
   "the satisfaction of their demand for better services"

Derived forms: satisfactions

See also: satisfy

Type of: amends, change, contentment, damages, emotional state, indemnification, indemnity, payment, redress, restitution, spirit

Antonym: dissatisfaction

Encyclopedia: Satisfaction

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