SATISFACTION

[noun] - the pleasant feeling you get when you receive something you wanted, or when you have done or are doing something you wanted to doShe looked at the finished painting with satisfaction. [U]She derived/obtained great satisfaction from/out of watching her children gradually become independent. [U]I did it just for the satisfaction of seeing him smile. [U]She had the satisfaction of being the first British woman to go into space. [U]We aim to give full satisfaction to all our customers. [U]Do you get job satisfaction from your work? [U]Nursing may be difficult, but it does have its satisfactions (= things that make it worth doing). [C](formal) You have sold me a faulty product and I demand satisfaction (= you must return my money or give me a new product). [U]The boy explained to the satisfaction of the court why he had lied (= They completely believed his explanation). [U]