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• satisfaction — sat|is|fac|tion [ ,sætıs fækʃən ] noun * 1. ) uncount the feeling of pleasure that you get when you achieve or obtain something you want: satisfaction from: I get a lot of satisfaction from working in the garden. satisfaction with: He expressed… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• satisfaction */*/ — UK [ˌsætɪsˈfækʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms satisfaction : singular satisfaction plural satisfactions 1) a) [uncountable] the feeling of pleasure that you get when you achieve or obtain something that you want satisfaction from: I get a lot of… …   English dictionary

• satisfaction — sat|is|fac|tion W3S3 [ˌsætısˈfækʃən] n 1.) [U and C] a feeling of happiness or pleasure because you have achieved something or got what you wanted ≠ ↑dissatisfaction ▪ She got great satisfaction from helping people to learn. ▪ a task which… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• satisfaction — noun 1 (C, U) a feeling of happiness or pleasure because you have achieved something or got what you wanted: She got great satisfaction from helping people learn. | a sigh of deep satisfaction | job satisfaction (=enjoyment of your job) opposite… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• satisfaction — [[t]sæ̱tɪsfæ̱kʃ(ə)n[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Satisfaction is the pleasure that you feel when you do something or get something that you wanted or needed to do or get. She felt a small glow of satisfaction... Both sides expressed satisfaction with the… …   English dictionary

• someone's pride and joy — someone’s pride and joy phrase a person or possession that gives someone a lot of happiness and satisfaction That car is her pride and joy. Thesaurus: popularity or popular things and placessynonym Main entry: pride …   Useful english dictionary

• Satisfaction Guaranteed (manga) — Infobox animanga/Header name = Satisfaction Guaranteed caption = ja name = よろず屋東海道本舗 ja name trans = Yorozuya Toukaidō Honpo genre = Comedy, DramaInfobox animanga/Manga title = author = Ryo Saenagi publisher = flagicon|Japan Hakusensha publisher… …   Wikipedia

• someone's pride and joy — a person or possession that gives someone a lot of happiness and satisfaction That car is her pride and joy …   English dictionary

• to the satisfaction of sb — (also to sb s satisfaction) ► if something is done to someone s satisfaction, they are happy with the result: »Was the work successfully completed to the client s satisfaction? Main Entry: ↑satisfaction …   Financial and business terms

• do someone reason — (obsolete) 1. To give someone the satisfaction of a duel 2. To drink without shirking • • • Main Entry: ↑reason …   Useful english dictionary