satisfaction

sat|is|fac|tion [ ,sætıs`fækʃən ] noun *

1. ) uncount the feeling of pleasure that you get when you achieve or obtain something you want:

satisfaction from: I get a lot of satisfaction from working in the garden.

satisfaction with: He expressed satisfaction with the results.

have/get the satisfaction of doing something: At least we had the satisfaction of knowing we had done our best.

with satisfaction: Joan is getting married, she announced with satisfaction.

job satisfaction (=the happy feeling you get from your job): For me, job satisfaction is more important than making money.

customer/voter/employee etc. satisfaction: Friendly service and low prices all contribute to customer satisfaction.

a ) count something that gives you this feeling:

Being a parent is one of the great satisfactions in life.

─ opposite DISSATISFACTION

2. ) uncount FORMAL the action of providing something that someone wants or needs:

satisfaction of: Our main priority is the satisfaction of people's immediate health needs.

a ) LEGAL the action of doing something that is legally necessary

3. ) uncount FORMAL a satisfactory reply to a complaint or a satisfactory solution to a problem:

We got no satisfaction from the sales department, so we wrote to the president of the company.

to someone's satisfaction/to the satisfaction of someone

1. ) in the way that a particular person likes or wants:

The problem is unlikely to be resolved to everyone's satisfaction.

2. ) used for saying that someone is happy and pleased:

To my great satisfaction, I was proved right.

I hope everything is to your satisfaction.

3. ) prove/establish something to someone's satisfaction to persuade someone that something is true:

He has proven to my satisfaction that his motives are sincere.