satisfaction

B1 Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /sætɪsˈfækʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #6504

Meanings

1

noun
The good, contented feeling you get when you achieve or get what you wanted.

She felt great satisfaction when she finished the marathon.
2

noun
The act of meeting a need, desire, or demand.

The new policy aims at the satisfaction of customer needs.
3

noun
Compensation or amends for a wrong that has been done.

We were unable to get any satisfaction from the store.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

3 noun · compensation or amends for... expiation

Word family

Forms satisfactions

Derived forms dissatisfactioninsatisfactionnonsatisfactionresatisfactionsatisfactionalsatisfactionlesssatisfactualself-satisfactionundersatisfactionunsatisfaction

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Phrases (1)

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perverse satisfaction
pleasure taken in something that would normally seem wrong or unwelcome

Adjective + noun

Etymology

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

*seh₂- Proto-Indo-European satisfaccioun Middle English satisfaccion Old French satisfactio Latin

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Topics

Emotions & Feelings

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# satisfaction

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /sætɪsˈfækʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 6504

## Meanings
1. The good, contented feeling you get when you achieve or get what you wanted.
2. The act of meeting a need, desire, or demand.
3. Compensation or amends for a wrong that has been done.

## Examples
- She felt great satisfaction when she finished the marathon.
- The new policy aims at the satisfaction of customer needs.
- We were unable to get any satisfaction from the store.

## Derived Forms
- dissatisfaction
- insatisfaction
- nonsatisfaction
- resatisfaction
- satisfactional
- satisfactionless
- satisfactual
- self-satisfaction
- undersatisfaction
- unsatisfaction

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *seh₂-
- Root: satisfaccioun
- Root: satisfaccion
- Root: satisfactio

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

## AI Etymology
Satisfaction comes from Middle English satisfaccioun, from Old French satisfaccion and Latin satisfactiō, satisfactiōnis. Modern senses include the good, contented feeling you get when you achieve or get what you wanted. and the act of meeting a need, desire, or demand.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as dissatisfaction, insatisfaction, nonsatisfaction, resatisfaction, satisfactional, and satisfactionless.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings

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