Noun: self-gratification self ,gra-tu-fu'key-shun
- The act of satisfying your own desires and giving yourself pleasure
"His constant pursuit of self-gratification led to strained relationships with others";
- head trip
- Indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures
"His self-gratification was evident in his excessive drinking and gambling";
- dissoluteness, incontinence
Derived forms: self-gratifications
Type of: gratification, indiscipline, undiscipline
Encyclopedia: Self-gratification