noun · countable / uncountable · rare

gratification

grat·i·fi·ca·tion

gratification · gratifications

захоплення, задоволення, захват

удовлетворение, удовольствие, вознаграждение, ублажение

Befriedigung

The act of gratifying or pleasing, either the mind, or the appetite or tasteThe act of gratifying or pleasing, either the mind, or the appetite or taste.

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/ˌɡɹætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

» Sociopaths would do anything for instant gratification.

Соціопати можуть зробити все для миттєвого задоволення.

Соціопати зробили б що завгодно для миттєвого задоволення.

Meaning

3 senses

(countable, uncountable)The act of gratifying or pleasing, either the mind, or the appetite or taste.
gratification of the heart gratification of the palate
удовлетворениеudovletvorenije, ублажениеublaženije
(countable, uncountable)A gratuity; a reward.
Befriedigung
вознаграждениеvoznagraždenije
(uncountable)A feeling of pleasure; satisfaction.
удовольствиеudovolʹstvije, удовлетворениеudovletvorenije

More definitions

the act or an instance of satisfying
state of being gratified or satisfied

Examples

10 sentences

Sociopaths would do anything for instant gratification.
Соціопати можуть зробити все для миттєвого задоволення.
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That job gave him little gratification.
deDiese Arbeit bot ihm wenig Erfüllung.
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Don't deprive me of my instant gratification.
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Pornography promotes selfishness and a focus on personal gratification.
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Pornography encourages a culture of instant gratification and shallow pleasures.
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Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 3

act of gratifying or pleasing:

gratuity; reward — see also gratuity, reward:

feeling of pleasure — see also satisfaction:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

gratuity; reward — see also gratuity, reward:

Origin

From Latin grātificātiō either directly or through Middle French gratification, from Latin

From Latin grātificātiō either directly or through Middle French gratification, from Latin grātificō (“to do a favor to, oblige, please, gratify”), from grātus (“kind, pleasing”) + faciō (“to make”).

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