English to French Meaning of gratification - gratification

Gratification :

gratification

noun

la satisfaction, satiété, enthousiasme, apaisement, contentement, plénitude, plaisir, joie, délice, réjouissance, Passe-temps, coloration

Gratification :: gratificationGratifications :: jouissances

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Definitions of gratification in English

Noun(1) state of being gratified or satisfied(2) the act or an instance of satisfying

Examples of gratification in English

(1) a thirst for sexual gratification(2) Children who can delay their desire for instant gratification have been shown to do better in all walks of career and financial future.(3) The lie has become a gratification in itself, told purely for pleasure.(4) That is one reason why it is difficult to know whether the way we are going will enable us to experience the enjoyment, gratification , and satisfaction we seek.(5) If in your childhood, you have your need for sexual gratification satisfied in some bizarre way, then that carries with you.(6) It has been alleged he may have done it for sadistic kicks rather than financial gain or sexual gratification .(7) For another, willingness to sacrifice on behalf of post-war reconstruction gave way to demands for immediate gratification , and satisfying those demands could not be put off indefinitely.(8) It's hardly news that the human thirst for sexual gratification is powerful and various, but there's another basic need tangled up in our sex lives that is nearly as difficult to define as it is to satisfy.(9) Your sex drive is strong and you desire instant gratification .(10) They are a gratification of our deepest darkest desires, a side that has been kept suppressed.(11) His own desires for personal gratification are all subjugated to his priestly office.(12) They tease and tease, but eventually there's a gratification , expertly timed.(13) It was no doubt a huge boost for the children who wrote them, an instant gratification that may well urge them on to more compositional efforts.(14) He said he did not gain sexual gratification from the images and was interested in why gay people wanted to communicate in this way because he was studying psychology.(15) To put you in the mood to buy, the product is associated with youth, pleasure, desire, ease, gratification , satisfaction.(16) For others it may mean serving the poor and gaining mental gratification .

Related Phrases of gratification

(1) self-gratification ::

auto-satisfaction

Related Phrases of gratification

(1) self-gratification ::

auto-satisfaction

Synonyms

Noun

1. satisfaction ::

la satisfaction

2. fulfillment ::

accomplissement

3. indulgence ::

indulgence

4. relief ::

le soulagement

5. appeasement ::

apaisement

6. pleasure ::

plaisir

7. enjoyment ::

jouissance

8. relish ::

goût

Antonyms

1. discontent ::

mécontentement

2. displeasure ::

mécontentement

3. dissatisfaction ::

insatisfaction

Different Forms

gratification, gratifications

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