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gratification

[ grat-uh-fi-key-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the state of being gratified; great satisfaction.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

  2. something that gratifies; source of pleasure or satisfaction.
  3. the act of gratifying. gratifying.
  4. Archaic. a reward, recompense, or gratuity.


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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ԴDzg··ھ·tDz noun
  • v·i·ھ·tDz noun
  • g··ھ·tDz noun
  • p·i·ھ·tDz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of gratification1

First recorded in 1590–1600, gratification is from the Latin word پھپō- (stem of پھپō ). See gratify, -ation
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Example Sentences

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"Men were getting sexual gratification from pictures of me that I hadn't consented to being shared."

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"He took them to his lair of deprivation with lies, exploitation and threats. He took full advantage of their youth and vulnerability for his own gratification."

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Judge Spragg said it was an "appalling catalogue of abuse" against lone women for Stewart's own "sexual gratification".

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Reijn states her thesis at the very top of “Babygirl,” showing us the conventional, patriarchal image of a woman’s pleasure when the reality of Romy’s sexual gratification remains somewhere else entirely.

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If even half of what’s in the indictment is accurate, it would make it painfully clear that a subset of privileged, narcissistic men still believe women exist for their domination and gratification.

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