Tra từ satisfaction - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

sat·is·fac·tion [satisfaction satisfactions] BrE [ˌsætɪsˈfækʃn] NAmE [ˌsætɪsˈfækʃn] noun
1. uncountable, countable the good feeling that you have when you have achieved sth or when sth that you wanted to happen does happen; sth that gives you this feeling
•to gain/get/derive satisfaction from sth
•a look/smile of satisfaction
• She looked back on her career with great satisfaction.
• He had the satisfaction of seeing his book become a best-seller.
•She didn't want to give him the satisfaction of seeing her cry.
•The company is trying to improve customer satisfaction.
•He was enjoying all the satisfactions of being a parent.
see also ↑dissatisfaction
2. uncountable the act of ↑fulfilling a need or desire
•the satisfaction of sexual desires
•the satisfaction of your ambitions
3. uncountable (formal)an acceptable way of dealing with a complaint, a debt, an injury, etc
•I complained to the manager but I didn't get any satisfaction.
•They agreed on a payment of £200 in full satisfaction of the debt.
Idiom: ↑somebody's satisfaction
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin satisfactio(n-), from satisfacere ‘satisfy, content’, from satis ‘enough’ + facere ‘make’.

Thesaurus:
satisfaction noun U
•She had the satisfaction of seeing her book become a best-seller.
pride • • happiness • • contentment • |BrE fulfilment • |AmE fulfillment •
Opp: regret, Opp: dissatisfaction
satisfaction/pride/happiness/contentment/fulfilment in sth
feel satisfaction/pride/happiness/contentment
bring sb satisfaction/pride/happiness/contentment/fulfilment
take satisfaction/pride in sth
Which word? You feel happiness when things give you pleasure; you feel contentment, which is a quieter feeling than happiness, when you have learned to find pleasure in things. You can feel satisfaction at achieving almost anything, small or large; you feel fulfilment when you do sth useful and enjoyable with your life.

Word Family:
satisfaction noun (≠ dissatisfaction)
satisfactory adjective (≠ unsatisfactory)
satisfy verb
satisfying adjective (≠ unsatisfying)
satisfied adjective (≠ dissatisfied) (≠ unsatisfied)

Synonyms:
satisfaction
happiness • pride • contentment • fulfilment
These are all words for the good feeling that you have when you are happy or when you have achieved sth.
satisfaction • the good feeling that you have when you have achieved sth or when sth that you wanted to happen does happen: ▪ He derived great satisfaction from knowing that his son was happy.
happiness • the good feeling that you have when you are happy: ▪ Money can't buy you happiness.
pride • a feeling of pleasure or satisfaction that you get when you or people who are connected with you have done sth well or own sth that other people admire: ▪ The sight of her son graduating filled her with pride.
contentment • (rather formal) a feeling of happiness or satisfaction with what you have: ▪ They found contentment in living a simple life.
fulfilment • a feeling of happiness or satisfaction with what you do or have done: ▪ her search for personal fulfilment
satisfaction, happiness, contentment or fulfilment?
You can feel satisfaction at achieving almost anything, small or large; you feel fulfilment when you do sth useful and enjoyable with your life. Happiness is the feeling you have when things give you pleasure and can be quite a lively feeling; contentment is a quieter feeling that you get when you have learned to find pleasure in things.
satisfaction/happiness/pride/contentment/fulfilment in sth
real satisfaction/happiness/pride/contentment/fulfilment
true satisfaction/happiness/contentment/fulfilment
great satisfaction/happiness/pride
quiet satisfaction/pride/contentment
to feel satisfaction/happiness/pride/contentment
to bring sb satisfaction/happiness/pride/contentment/fulfilment
to find satisfaction/happiness/contentment/fulfilment

Example Bank:
•Although we didn't win, we were able to take some satisfaction from our performance.
•Both parties expressed their complete satisfaction with the decision.
•Clients are asked to rate their overall satisfaction.
•He derived great satisfaction from knowing that his son was happy.
•He nodded with evident satisfaction.
•I find satisfaction in helping people.
•I had the satisfaction of proving him wrong.
•My current level of job satisfaction is pretty low.
•She felt a certain satisfaction in keeping him waiting.
•She watched in satisfaction as he opened the present.
•The children were a major source of satisfaction.
•The matter was resolved to our general satisfaction.
•her deep satisfaction at seeing justice done
•How would you rate your level of job satisfaction?
•She had the satisfaction of seeing her book become a best-seller.
•The company is trying to improve customer satisfaction.