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satisfaction definition

sat·is·fac·tion (sat′is fak′s̸hən)

noun

  1. a satisfying or being satisfied
  2. something that satisfies; specif.,
    1. anything that brings gratification, pleasure, or contentment
    2. settlement of debt; discharge of obligation
    3. reparation for injury or insult
    4. Theol. atonement for sin

Etymology: ME satisfaccioun < OFr satisfaction < L satisfactio

satisfaction Idioms

give satisfaction

  1. to satisfy
  2. to accept a challenge to duel

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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