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# satisfaction

noun (satisfaction — usually uncountable; satisfactions)

«satisfaction» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The good feeling you get when you have done something well or got what you wanted. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satisfaction/#m1)
2. Being pleased with a service, product or result: «customer satisfaction». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satisfaction/#m2)
3. (formal) Proof or an answer that removes doubt: «to my satisfaction». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satisfaction/#m3)
4. (formal) Making up for a wrong, like an apology or payment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satisfaction/#m4)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satisfaction/#x1)
- Customer satisfaction is important to our shop. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satisfaction/#x2)
- The work was done to the teacher's satisfaction. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satisfaction/#x3)
- Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satisfaction/#x4)
- She smiled with satisfaction at her painting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satisfaction/#x5)
- He got no satisfaction from winning unfairly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satisfaction/#x6)
- This done to his satisfaction, he went back to the starting place. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satisfaction/#x7)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «satisfaction» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satisfaction/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«satisfaction» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/satisfaction.html) on Mova free.