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satisfaction

sa tuhs fak shuhn

  • n  the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
    the chef tasted the sauce with great satisfaction
  • n  state of being gratified or satisfied
  • n  compensation for a wrong
    we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store
  • n  (law) the payment of a debt or fulfillment of an obligation
    the full and final satisfaction of the claim
  • n  act of fulfilling a desire or need or appetite
    the satisfaction of their demand for better services

  • There are efforts to devise a new economic index that would measure wellbeing gauged by things like satisfaction with personal relationships, employment, and meaning and purpose in .
  • What quickly becomes clear is that workers such as Jenkins (most names in the book are fictitious) aren't selfless grinds; they have simply found satisfaction in their work in .
  • But can we really be sure that he is expressing his satisfaction? His body may be just "expressing" his satisfaction.
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  • Vicente del Bosque in The Associated Press
    I don't know what my reaction will be. These are spontaneous things, not prefabricated, and I take an enormous amount of satisfaction every time we score a goal,Del Bosque told The Associated Press. "I'm not much for showing external...
  • Rafael Nadal in Lewiston Sun Journal
    For sure, that makes (it) more special,Nadal said, "because I worked a lot to be back, playing my best tennis. I did, so that's very important. Personal satisfaction, no?"
  • Alexander Graf Lambsdorff in 940 News
    Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, chief European Union election monitor, said the Electoral Commission of Kenya "has not succeeded in establishing the credibility of the tallying process to the satisfaction of all parties and candidates."

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