1 [U,C] the good feeling that you have when you have achieved sth or when sth that you wanted to happen does happen; sth that gives you this feeling:
to gain / get / derive satisfaction from sth * a look / smile of satisfaction * She looked back on her career with great satisfaction. * He had the satisfaction of seeing his book become a best-seller. * She didn't want to give him the satisfaction of seeing her cry. * The company is trying to improve customer satisfaction. * He was enjoying all the satisfactions of being a parent.
seealsoDISSATISFACTION
2 [U] the act of FULFILLING a need or desire:
the satisfaction of sexual desires * the satisfaction of your goals / ambitions
3 [U] (formal) an acceptable way of dealing with a complaint, a debt, an injury, etc:
I complained to the manager but I didn't get any satisfaction. * They agreed on a payment of ｣200 in full satisfaction of the debt.
IDIOMS
to sb's satisfaction
1 if you do sth to sb's satisfaction, they are pleased with it:
The affair was settled to the complete satisfaction of the client.
2 if you prove sth to sb's satisfaction, they believe or accept it:
Can you demonstrate to our satisfaction that your story is true?
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is satisfaction a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, satisfaction is tagged as noun.
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