Gratification
noun
A feeling of happiness, satisfaction, or pleasure when you achieve something or something you want happens.
He bought a new car for his own gratification.
Often appears as...
- instant gratification
- self-gratification
noun
The act of pleasing or satisfying oneself, especially the satisfying of one's own desires.
David is a man of self-gratification and thinks of nothing but his own needs.
Often appears as...
- instant gratification
- guilty gratification
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Disapproving
noun
Something that gives one pleasure or satisfaction; a source of pleasure or satisfaction.
My children's happiness is my greatest gratification.
Often appears as...
- great gratification
- personal gratification
noun
A feeling of happiness, satisfaction, or pleasure when you achieve something or something you want happens.
He bought a new car for his own gratification.
Often appears as...
- instant gratification
- self-gratification
noun
The act of pleasing or satisfying oneself, especially the satisfying of one's own desires.
David is a man of self-gratification and thinks of nothing but his own needs.
Often appears as...
- instant gratification
- guilty gratification
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
Something that gives one pleasure or satisfaction; a source of pleasure or satisfaction.
My children's happiness is my greatest gratification.
Often appears as...
- great gratification
- personal gratification
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Achievement Reward
'Gratification' implies a reward after success or effort towards a goal.
He felt immense gratification after completing the marathon.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Outcome
'Gratification' often follows a positive event or a desired outcome.
Seeing her garden bloom brought her much gratification.
Pro Tip 3/3Earned Pleasure
'Gratification' suggests pleasure earned, not given freely or without effort.
The gratification from learning a new language is worth the hard work.
Pro Tip 1/3Achievement Reward
'Gratification' implies a reward after success or effort towards a goal.
He felt immense gratification after completing the marathon.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Outcome
'Gratification' often follows a positive event or a desired outcome.
Seeing her garden bloom brought her much gratification.
Pro Tip 3/3Earned Pleasure
'Gratification' suggests pleasure earned, not given freely or without effort.
The gratification from learning a new language is worth the hard work.
Pro Tip 1/3Achievement Reward
'Gratification' implies a reward after success or effort towards a goal.
He felt immense gratification after completing the marathon.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Outcome
'Gratification' often follows a positive event or a desired outcome.
Seeing her garden bloom brought her much gratification.
Pro Tip 3/3Earned Pleasure
'Gratification' suggests pleasure earned, not given freely or without effort.
The gratification from learning a new language is worth the hard work.
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HIV and flu -- the...
the perfect vaccine but it's moving along sothe myths let's do work where every month we kind of you know we produce something we get that kind of gratification you've been slaving away at this for more than a decade and I just you know I salute you and your colleagues for what you do the world needs people like you thank you thank
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The Science of a Happy...
And one of those metrics is something that many of you have probably heard about before which is a measure of the delay of gratification. And it turns out that a child's ability to delay gratification at four and five years of age is one of the strongest predictors of these adult life outcomes.
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To raise brave girls,...
This is what my own mother did. She didn't know it then, but researchers have a name for this. They call it risky play, and studies show that risky play is really important for kids, all kids, because it teaches hazard assessment, it teaches delayed gratification, it teaches resilience,
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Keep your goals to...
and when asked afterward, said that they felt much closer to achieving their goal. So if this is true, what can we do? Well, you could resist the temptation to announce your goal. You can delay the gratification that the social acknowledgment brings,
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Seth Berkley: HIV and...
we get that kind of gratification. You've been slaving away at this for more than a decade, and I salute you and your colleagues for what you do. The world needs people like you. Thank you. Thank you.
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Don't eat the...
They would walk around. They would play with their skirts and pants. That child already, at four, understood the most important principle for success, which is the ability to delay gratification.
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Ep 3: Woodsmen - Video...
and we had to stop the our expedition because the safety of each other is more important than the ego gratification of making our trip the safety of each other's firm for very remote area we was
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Moshe Safdie: What makes...
I wrote a poem, which seems to me to still hold for me today. "He who seeks truth shall find beauty. He who seeks beauty shall find vanity. He who seeks order shall find gratification.
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Sir Martin Rees: Earth...
because Americans like instant gratification. But my theme is that in this century, not only has science changed the world faster than ever, but in new and different ways.
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Krista Tippett:...
and it's prone to its own abundant cliche. But kindness is an everyday byproduct of all the great virtues. And it is a most edifying form of instant gratification.
Video examples
HIV and flu -- the...
the perfect vaccine but it's moving along sothe myths let's do work where every month we kind of you know we produce something we get that kind of gratification you've been slaving away at this for more than a decade and I just you know I salute you and your colleagues for what you do the world needs people like you thank you thank
Video examples
The Science of a Happy...
And one of those metrics is something that many of you have probably heard about before which is a measure of the delay of gratification. And it turns out that a child's ability to delay gratification at four and five years of age is one of the strongest predictors of these adult life outcomes.
Video examples
To raise brave girls,...
This is what my own mother did. She didn't know it then, but researchers have a name for this. They call it risky play, and studies show that risky play is really important for kids, all kids, because it teaches hazard assessment, it teaches delayed gratification, it teaches resilience,
Video examples
Keep your goals to...
and when asked afterward, said that they felt much closer to achieving their goal. So if this is true, what can we do? Well, you could resist the temptation to announce your goal. You can delay the gratification that the social acknowledgment brings,
Video examples
Seth Berkley: HIV and...
we get that kind of gratification. You've been slaving away at this for more than a decade, and I salute you and your colleagues for what you do. The world needs people like you. Thank you. Thank you.
Video examples
Don't eat the...
They would walk around. They would play with their skirts and pants. That child already, at four, understood the most important principle for success, which is the ability to delay gratification.
Video examples
Ep 3: Woodsmen - Video...
and we had to stop the our expedition because the safety of each other is more important than the ego gratification of making our trip the safety of each other's firm for very remote area we was
Video examples
Moshe Safdie: What makes...
I wrote a poem, which seems to me to still hold for me today. "He who seeks truth shall find beauty. He who seeks beauty shall find vanity. He who seeks order shall find gratification.
Video examples
Sir Martin Rees: Earth...
because Americans like instant gratification. But my theme is that in this century, not only has science changed the world faster than ever, but in new and different ways.
Video examples
Krista Tippett:...
and it's prone to its own abundant cliche. But kindness is an everyday byproduct of all the great virtues. And it is a most edifying form of instant gratification.
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Evan Bayh
American Politician
People come into public life for different reasons. None of us are ego-challenged, I think, or we probably wouldn't be doing what we're doing, so if anyone tells you that they don't like the sound of the applause and the ego gratification, I don't think they're being straight with you.
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Eric Balfour
American Actor
As you get older and you hopefully battle your own demons, you find other reasons why you want to be an actor. The people that I truly admire do this because they love telling stories and they love the make-believe of the moment and not so much the gratification afterwards.
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Madonna Ciccone
American Musician
I believe that we are at a very low level of consciousness, and we do not know how to treat each other as human beings. We are caught up in our own lives, our own needs, our own ego gratification. I feel a strong sense of responsibility in delivering that message.
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Joshua Sasse
British Actor
People want stardom or fame or whatever - instant gratification as opposed to learning one's craft, which, when I was starting out, was the most important thing: that you are as fully equipped for your job or your art as possible.
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Jonathan Maberry
American Author
When my writing career took off, it was pretty easy to keep my ego in check because old-school martial arts isn't about ego gratification. It's about maintaining a balanced view of the world and your place in it.
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Gregor Mendel
Austrian Scientist
My scientific studies have afforded me great gratification; and I am convinced that it will not be long before the whole world acknowledges the results of my work.
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Dwayne Johnson
American Actor
I love WWE, and I love that platform. There is no other platform in the world that gives me that instant gratification. There is just no other platform.
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Greg Ginn
Musician
The public is usually slow to catch on to new things, and it's important that musicians stick to their guns and not look for that instant gratification.
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Gord Downie
Canadian Musician
We got instant gratification when we would slip in one of our own songs and people would cheer. We started getting a lot of gratification from writing.
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Rachael Taylor
Australian Actress
We live in a world of instant gratification, the world of the quick fix.
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Evan Bayh
American Politician
People come into public life for different reasons. None of us are ego-challenged, I think, or we probably wouldn't be doing what we're doing, so if anyone tells you that they don't like the sound of the applause and the ego gratification, I don't think they're being straight with you.
Quote examples
Eric Balfour
American Actor
As you get older and you hopefully battle your own demons, you find other reasons why you want to be an actor. The people that I truly admire do this because they love telling stories and they love the make-believe of the moment and not so much the gratification afterwards.
Quote examples
Madonna Ciccone
American Musician
I believe that we are at a very low level of consciousness, and we do not know how to treat each other as human beings. We are caught up in our own lives, our own needs, our own ego gratification. I feel a strong sense of responsibility in delivering that message.
Quote examples
Joshua Sasse
British Actor
People want stardom or fame or whatever - instant gratification as opposed to learning one's craft, which, when I was starting out, was the most important thing: that you are as fully equipped for your job or your art as possible.
Quote examples
Jonathan Maberry
American Author
When my writing career took off, it was pretty easy to keep my ego in check because old-school martial arts isn't about ego gratification. It's about maintaining a balanced view of the world and your place in it.
Quote examples
Gregor Mendel
Austrian Scientist
My scientific studies have afforded me great gratification; and I am convinced that it will not be long before the whole world acknowledges the results of my work.
Quote examples
Dwayne Johnson
American Actor
I love WWE, and I love that platform. There is no other platform in the world that gives me that instant gratification. There is just no other platform.
Quote examples
Greg Ginn
Musician
The public is usually slow to catch on to new things, and it's important that musicians stick to their guns and not look for that instant gratification.
Quote examples
Gord Downie
Canadian Musician
We got instant gratification when we would slip in one of our own songs and people would cheer. We started getting a lot of gratification from writing.
Quote examples
Rachael Taylor
Australian Actress
We live in a world of instant gratification, the world of the quick fix.
Example 1 of 10
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