Satisfaction
noun
The feeling of happiness when you get what you want or need.
His new car gave him great satisfaction.
Often appears as...
- get satisfaction
- derive satisfaction
noun
The act of fulfilling a demand or wish.
The hotel attempts to ensure the satisfaction of all its guests.
Often appears as...
- customer satisfaction
- job satisfaction
noun
The payment of a debt or fulfillment of an obligation or claim.
What satisfaction can I give to him, so he won't sue me?
Often appears as...
- satisfaction of debt
- satisfaction of claim
noun
In law, the fulfillment of a contract or claim.
The plaintiff is seeking satisfaction of the unpaid debt.
Often appears as...
- satisfaction of contract
- satisfaction of judgment
Usage tips
Formal
noun
Reparation for a wrong or injury.
He seeks satisfaction for his father's murder.
Often appears as...
- demand satisfaction
- seek satisfaction
noun
The feeling of happiness when you get what you want or need.
His new car gave him great satisfaction.
Often appears as...
- get satisfaction
- derive satisfaction
noun
The act of fulfilling a demand or wish.
The hotel attempts to ensure the satisfaction of all its guests.
Often appears as...
- customer satisfaction
- job satisfaction
noun
The payment of a debt or fulfillment of an obligation or claim.
What satisfaction can I give to him, so he won't sue me?
Often appears as...
- satisfaction of debt
- satisfaction of claim
noun
In law, the fulfillment of a contract or claim.
The plaintiff is seeking satisfaction of the unpaid debt.
Often appears as...
- satisfaction of contract
- satisfaction of judgment
Usage tips
Formal
noun
Reparation for a wrong or injury.
He seeks satisfaction for his father's murder.
Often appears as...
- demand satisfaction
- seek satisfaction
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Reward
Satisfaction often refers to the joy from achieving personal goals or desires.
He smiled with satisfaction after completing the marathon.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Instant
Satisfaction might come after some time and effort, rather than immediately.
After years of study, she found satisfaction in her scientific discoveries.
Pro Tip 3/3Non-Material Joy
Satisfaction isn't only from material things; it can be from achievements or experiences.
She took satisfaction in helping others, not just from earning money.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Reward
Satisfaction often refers to the joy from achieving personal goals or desires.
He smiled with satisfaction after completing the marathon.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Instant
Satisfaction might come after some time and effort, rather than immediately.
After years of study, she found satisfaction in her scientific discoveries.
Pro Tip 3/3Non-Material Joy
Satisfaction isn't only from material things; it can be from achievements or experiences.
She took satisfaction in helping others, not just from earning money.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Reward
Satisfaction often refers to the joy from achieving personal goals or desires.
He smiled with satisfaction after completing the marathon.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Instant
Satisfaction might come after some time and effort, rather than immediately.
After years of study, she found satisfaction in her scientific discoveries.
Pro Tip 3/3Non-Material Joy
Satisfaction isn't only from material things; it can be from achievements or experiences.
She took satisfaction in helping others, not just from earning money.
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Video examples
Upgrading management...
to pair their instincts and experience with real-world analytics the results of the drivers are getting home earlier to see their families mileage is down which is good for profits in the environment customer satisfaction is actually up and they've been saving lives through an insight that they didn't have which is most accidents were happening during
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Are you a giver or a...
We have a huge body of evidence -- many, many studies looking at the frequency of giving behavior that exists in a team or an organization -- and the more often people are helping and sharing their knowledge and providing mentoring, the better organizations do on every metric we can higher profits, customer satisfaction, employee retention --
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The paradox of choice PIPE...
And so I compared what I got to what I expected, and what I got was disappointing in comparison to what I expected. Adding options to people's lives can't help but increase the expectations people have about how good those options will be. And what that's going to produce is less satisfaction with results,
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Why is being scared so...
Our thinking brains may know the zombies aren't real, but our bodies tell us otherwise. The fear feels real, so when we make it through alive, the satisfaction and sense of accomplishment also feel real. This is a great evolutionary adaptation. Those who had the right balance of bravery and wit
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What Would You Do If...
bringing up children and educating to live the same sort of lives we're living in order that they may justify themselves and find satisfaction in life by bringing up their children to bring up their children to do the same thing so it's all retching no vomit it never gets there
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The world needs all...
where you just measure How many cattle fell down? How many got poked with the prodder? How many cattle are mooing their heads off? And it's very, very simple. You directly observe a few simple things. It's worked really well. I get satisfaction out of seeing stuff
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Keep your goals to...
And then because you've felt that satisfaction, you're less motivated to do the actual hard work necessary. So this goes against conventional wisdom that we should tell our friends our goals, right? So they hold us to it. So, let's look at the proof.
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The riddle of experience...
you have a lot of uncertainty about how happy they are with their experiencing self. So the correlation is low. We know something about what controls satisfaction of the happiness self. We know that money is very important, goals are very important.
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I don't want children --...
I wanted to know approval to aftermath, satisfaction rates, risks, statistics. And at first, I was empowered. You see, the way the narrative has always been taught to me, I would have thought that women who didn't want children were so rare,
Video examples
A Scottish Fly Moves In...
leaving here on your heat ah you can't do that we man i'm a living creature with feelings of rights rights right i'm away doing the council about this in a game of satisfaction all right
Video examples
Upgrading management...
to pair their instincts and experience with real-world analytics the results of the drivers are getting home earlier to see their families mileage is down which is good for profits in the environment customer satisfaction is actually up and they've been saving lives through an insight that they didn't have which is most accidents were happening during
Video examples
Are you a giver or a...
We have a huge body of evidence -- many, many studies looking at the frequency of giving behavior that exists in a team or an organization -- and the more often people are helping and sharing their knowledge and providing mentoring, the better organizations do on every metric we can higher profits, customer satisfaction, employee retention --
Video examples
The paradox of choice PIPE...
And so I compared what I got to what I expected, and what I got was disappointing in comparison to what I expected. Adding options to people's lives can't help but increase the expectations people have about how good those options will be. And what that's going to produce is less satisfaction with results,
Video examples
Why is being scared so...
Our thinking brains may know the zombies aren't real, but our bodies tell us otherwise. The fear feels real, so when we make it through alive, the satisfaction and sense of accomplishment also feel real. This is a great evolutionary adaptation. Those who had the right balance of bravery and wit
Video examples
What Would You Do If...
bringing up children and educating to live the same sort of lives we're living in order that they may justify themselves and find satisfaction in life by bringing up their children to bring up their children to do the same thing so it's all retching no vomit it never gets there
Video examples
The world needs all...
where you just measure How many cattle fell down? How many got poked with the prodder? How many cattle are mooing their heads off? And it's very, very simple. You directly observe a few simple things. It's worked really well. I get satisfaction out of seeing stuff
Video examples
Keep your goals to...
And then because you've felt that satisfaction, you're less motivated to do the actual hard work necessary. So this goes against conventional wisdom that we should tell our friends our goals, right? So they hold us to it. So, let's look at the proof.
Video examples
The riddle of experience...
you have a lot of uncertainty about how happy they are with their experiencing self. So the correlation is low. We know something about what controls satisfaction of the happiness self. We know that money is very important, goals are very important.
Video examples
I don't want children --...
I wanted to know approval to aftermath, satisfaction rates, risks, statistics. And at first, I was empowered. You see, the way the narrative has always been taught to me, I would have thought that women who didn't want children were so rare,
Video examples
A Scottish Fly Moves In...
leaving here on your heat ah you can't do that we man i'm a living creature with feelings of rights rights right i'm away doing the council about this in a game of satisfaction all right
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Gordon B. Hinckley
American Clergyman
Parents have no greater responsibility in this world than the bringing up of their children in the right way, and they will have no greater satisfaction as the years pass than to see those children grow in integrity and honesty and make something of their lives.
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Marie Curie
Polish Scientist
Unknown in Paris, I was lost in the great city, but the feeling of living there alone, taking care of myself without any aid, did not at all depress me. If sometimes I felt lonesome, my usual state of mind was one of calm and great moral satisfaction.
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Michel de Montaigne
French Philosopher
The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them... Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will.
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Jerry Lewis
American Comedian
I am probably the most selfish man you will ever meet in your life. No one gets the satisfaction or the joy that I get out of seeing kids realize there is hope.
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Margaret Thatcher
English Leader
Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and important, although difficult, is the highroad to pride, self-esteem, and personal satisfaction.
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Arthur Schopenhauer
German Philosopher
Satisfaction consists in freedom from pain, which is the positive element of life.
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Khalil Gibran
Lebanese Poet
To be able to look back upon ones life in satisfaction, is to live twice.
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Samuel Johnson
English Writer
No money is better spent than what is laid out for domestic satisfaction.
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Faye Wattleton
Sociologist
My satisfaction comes from my commitment to advancing a better world.
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Govinda
Indian Actor
Work satisfaction is important to me.
Quote examples
Gordon B. Hinckley
American Clergyman
Parents have no greater responsibility in this world than the bringing up of their children in the right way, and they will have no greater satisfaction as the years pass than to see those children grow in integrity and honesty and make something of their lives.
Quote examples
Marie Curie
Polish Scientist
Unknown in Paris, I was lost in the great city, but the feeling of living there alone, taking care of myself without any aid, did not at all depress me. If sometimes I felt lonesome, my usual state of mind was one of calm and great moral satisfaction.
Quote examples
Michel de Montaigne
French Philosopher
The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them... Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will.
Quote examples
Jerry Lewis
American Comedian
I am probably the most selfish man you will ever meet in your life. No one gets the satisfaction or the joy that I get out of seeing kids realize there is hope.
Quote examples
Margaret Thatcher
English Leader
Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and important, although difficult, is the highroad to pride, self-esteem, and personal satisfaction.
Quote examples
Arthur Schopenhauer
German Philosopher
Satisfaction consists in freedom from pain, which is the positive element of life.
Quote examples
Khalil Gibran
Lebanese Poet
To be able to look back upon ones life in satisfaction, is to live twice.
Quote examples
Samuel Johnson
English Writer
No money is better spent than what is laid out for domestic satisfaction.
Quote examples
Faye Wattleton
Sociologist
My satisfaction comes from my commitment to advancing a better world.
Quote examples
Govinda
Indian Actor
Work satisfaction is important to me.
Example 1 of 10
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