satisfaction

Everyday

1. The good feeling you get when you have done something well or got what you wanted. tree →
2. Being pleased with a service, product or result: «customer satisfaction». tree →
3. (formal) Proof or an answer that removes doubt: «to my satisfaction». tree →
4. (formal) Making up for a wrong, like an apology or payment. tree →

In the lessons

In school: «the satisfaction of finishing a puzzle». Shops run «satisfaction surveys»; «satisfaction guaranteed» on labels. In maths surveys, data about satisfaction is often shown as percentages. Phrases: «job satisfaction», «to your satisfaction», «a sense of satisfaction».

Examples

• I felt great satisfaction when I finished the jigsaw. tree →
• Customer satisfaction is important to our shop. tree →
• The work was done to the teacher's satisfaction. tree →
• Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back! tree →
• She smiled with satisfaction at her painting. tree →
• He got no satisfaction from winning unfairly. tree →
• This done to his satisfaction, he went back to the starting place. tree →

Note

Mostly uncountable. Verb «satisfy», adjective «satisfied», «satisfying». Opposite: «dissatisfaction».