gratification
pronunciation
How to pronounce gratification in British English:
UK [ˌgrætɪfɪˈkeɪʃn]
How to pronounce gratification in American English:
US [ˌɡrætəfɪˈkeʃən]
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- Noun:
- state of being gratified; great satisfaction
- the act or an instance of satisfying
Word Origin
- gratification (n.)
- 1590s, "act of gratifying," from Middle French gratification or directly from Latin gratificationem (nominative gratificatio) "obligingness, complaisance," noun of action from past participle stem of gratificari "to please, oblige, do favor to" (see gratify). Meaning "state of being gratified" is by 1712.
Example
- 1. In fact , instant gratification makes you more unhappy .
- 2. In some of these , gratification is not always exactly delayed .
- 3. Free operating systems are set up for instant gratification .
- 4. Gratification of immediate desires became the most important thing in our society .
- 5. Most humans have a problem with deferred gratification .