satisfaction

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• the satisfaction of sexual desires
• the satisfaction of your ambitions

• I complained to the manager but I didn't get any satisfaction.
• They agreed on a payment of £200 in full satisfaction of the debt.

Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin satisfactio(n-) , from satisfacere ‘satisfy, content’, from satis ‘enough’ + facere ‘make’.

1. if you do something to somebody’s satisfaction , they are pleased with it
   • The affair was settled to the complete satisfaction of the client.
   • The matter was resolved to our general satisfaction.
2. if you prove something to somebody’s satisfaction , they believe or accept it
   • Can you demonstrate to our satisfaction that your story is true?

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