Meaning

6 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A fulfilment of a need or desire.

    Befriedigung

    удовлетворе́ниеudovletvorénije

    задово́ленняzadovólennja

    act of fulfilling a desire or need or appetite

  2. (countable, uncountable)The pleasure obtained by the fulfillment of one or more needs or desires; a sense of contentment with one's situation and achievements.

    November 4, 1860, Henry David Thoreau, letter to Mr. D. R. This life is not for complaint, but for satisfaction.

    Zufriedenheit

    удовлетворённостьudovletvorjónnostʹ, удово́льствиеudovólʹstvije

    задово́ленняzadovólennja, задово́леністьzadovólenistʹ

  3. (countable, uncountable)The source of such gratification.

  4. (countable, uncountable)A reparation for an injury or loss.

    Satisfaktion, Genugtuung

  5. (countable, uncountable)A vindication for a wrong suffered.

    The count demanded satisfaction in the form of a duel at dawn.

    compensation for a wrong

  6. (countable, euphemistic, uncountable)Sexual pleasure.

Examples

73 sentences
  1. I demand satisfaction.

    Я вимагаю сатисфакції.

    ruЯ требую компенсации.

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  2. She expressed satisfaction with her life.

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  3. Customer satisfaction is our primary concern.

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  4. I had the satisfaction of finishing the work.

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  5. Tom was overcome with a sense of satisfaction.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
fulfillment of a need or desire:
pleasure obtained by such fulfillment:
Русский
By meaning 2
fulfillment of a need or desire:
pleasure obtained by such fulfillment:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
fulfillment of a need or desire:
pleasure obtained by such fulfillment:
reparation for an injury or loss:

Origin

From Middle English satisfaccioun, from Old French satisfaccion and Latin satisfactiō, sat

From Middle English satisfaccioun, from Old French satisfaccion and Latin satisfactiō, satisfactiōnis.

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