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Noun satisfaction has 4 senses

satisfaction - the contentment you feel when you have done something right; "the chef tasted the sauce with great satisfaction"
--₁ is a kind of contentment
Antonyms: dissatisfaction
--₁ has particulars:
pride; complacency, complacence, self-complacency, self-satisfaction; fulfillment, fulfilment; gloat, gloating, glee
gratification, satisfaction - state of being gratified; great satisfaction; "dull repetitious work gives no gratification"; "to my immense gratification he arrived on time"
--₂ is a kind of emotional state, spirit
--₂ has particulars: quality of life
atonement, expiation, satisfaction - compensation for a wrong; "we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store"
--₃ is a kind of damages, amends, indemnity, indemnification, restitution, redress
satisfaction - act of fulfilling a desire or need or appetite; "the satisfaction of their demand for better services"
--₄ is a kind of change
--₄ has particulars: gratification
Derived forms: verb satisfy₁, verb satisfy₃