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   Sat·is·fac·tion

   /ˌsadəsˈfakSHən/

   

   noun

   • 1. fulfillment of one's wishes, expectations, or needs, or the pleasure derived from this: "he smiled with satisfaction" Similar contentmentcontentednesscontentpleasuregratificationfulfillmenthappinesssense of well-beingpridesense of achievementdelightjoyenjoymentrelishtriumphself-satisfactionsmugnesscomplacencyarchaic:self-contentfulfillmentgratificationappeasementassuagementOpposite dissatisfactiondispleasurediscontent
   • ▪ the payment of a debt or fulfillment of an obligation or claim: "in full and final satisfaction of the claim" Similar compensationrecompensereparationrestitutionrepaymentpaymentsettlementreimbursementindemnificationindemnitydamagesredressamendsatonementjusticerequitalretributionquid pro quoOpposite loss
   • ▪ what is felt to be owed or due to one, especially in reparation of an injustice or wrong: "the work will come to a halt if the electricity and telephone people don't get satisfaction"
   • ▪ Christ's atonement for sin.
   • ▪ the opportunity to defend one's honor in a duel: "I demand the satisfaction of a gentleman"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin satisfactio(n-), from satisfacere ‘satisfy, content’ (see satisfy). The earliest recorded use referred to the last part of religious penance after ‘contrition’ and ‘confession’: this involved fulfillment of the observance required by the confessor, in contrast with the current meaning ‘fulfillment of one's own expectations’.

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