1. The contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
   "the chef tasted the sauce with great satisfaction"
    
2. State of being gratified or satisfied
   "dull repetitious work gives no satisfaction";
   - gratification
    
3. Act of fulfilling a desire, need or appetite
   "the satisfaction of their demand for better services"
    
4. Compensation for a wrong
   "we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store";
   - atonement, expiation
    
5. (law) the payment of a debt or fulfilment of an obligation
   "the full and final satisfaction of the claim"

Derived forms: satisfactions

Type of: amends, change, contentment, damages, emotional state, indemnification, indemnity, payment, redress, redressal [Asia], restitution, spirit

Antonym: dissatisfaction

Encyclopedia: Satisfaction