SELF-GRATIFICATION

Meaning of SELF-GRATIFICATION in English

/self"grat'euh fi kay"sheuhn, self'-/ , n.

the act of pleasing or satisfying oneself, esp. the gratifying of one's own impulses, needs, or desires.

[ 1670-80 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

SELF-GRATIFICATION — noun Date: 1677 the act of pleasing oneself or of satisfying one's desires
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SELF-GRATIFICATION — | ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : the act of pleasing oneself or of satisfying one's desires the raw human being has unconscious forces …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SELF-GRATIFICATION — noun Date: 1677 : the act of pleasing oneself or of satisfying one's desires ; especially : the satisfying of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SELF-GRATIFICATION — Pronunciation: - ˌ gra-t ə -f ə - ' k ā -sh ə n Function: noun Date: 1677 : the …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SELF-GRATIFICATION — [self-grat.i.fi.ca.tion] n (1677): the act of pleasing oneself or of satisfying one's desires; esp: the satisfying of one's own sexual …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SELF-GRATIFICATION — Synonyms and related words : amusement, animal pleasure, bodily pleasure, carnal delight, comfort, content, contentment, coziness, creature comforts, ease, endpleasure, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SELF-GRATIFICATION — Function: noun the act of pleasing oneself or of satisfying one's desires FF1C; human beings driven by unconscious forces toward …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SELF-GRATIFICATION — noun the act of pleasing oneself or of satisfying one's desires human beings driven by unconscious forces toward self-gratification Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SELF-GRATIFICATION — удовлетворение личных желаний, стремлений (обыкн. в ущерб другим); потакание своим прихотям
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SELF-GRATIFICATION — n удовлетворение личных желаний, стремлений ( обыкн. в ущерб другим ); потакание своим прихотям
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SELF GRATIFICATION — (n) потакание своим прихотям; удовлетворение личных желаний
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SELF-GRATIFICATION — n удовлетворение личных желаний, стремлений ( обыкн. в ущерб другим ); потакание своим прихотям
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SELF-GRATIFICATION — n удовлетворение личных желаний, стремлений ( обыкн. в ущерб другим ); потакание своим прихотям
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SELF-GRATIFICATION — удовлетворение личных желаний, стремлений (обыкн. в ущерб другим); потакание своим прихотям
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
GRATIFICATION — n 1. gratuity; 2. gratification
Interlingua English vocab
GRATIFICATION — noun Date: 1576 reward , recompense , the act of gratifying ; the state of being gratified, a source of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SELF — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Black Panther Party for Self Defense self defense Self Defense Force self determination self …
Английский словарь Британика
SELF — I. ˈself, ˈseu̇f, South often ˈse(ə)f pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English self, seolf, sylf; akin to Old Frisian …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SELF- — combining form Etymology: Middle English, from Old English self-, seolf-, sylf-, from self, seolf, sylf, pron. & adjective 1. a. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRATIFICATION — ˌgrad.əfə̇ˈkāshən, -atə- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin gratification-, gratificatio, from gratificatus (past …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRATIFICATION — (n.) A reward; a recompense; a gratuity.
Английский словарь Webster
GRATIFICATION — (n.) That which affords pleasure; satisfaction; enjoyment; fruition: delight.
Английский словарь Webster
GRATIFICATION — (n.) The act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite; as, the gratification of the …
Английский словарь Webster
GRATIFICATION — ( n. ) The act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite; as, the gratification …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GRATIFICATION — ( n. ) That which affords pleasure; satisfaction; enjoyment; fruition: delight.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GRATIFICATION — ( n. ) A reward; a recompense; a gratuity.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SELF- — a combining form of self and variously used with the meanings "of the self" ( self-analysis ) and "by oneself …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SELF — /self/ , n. , pl. selves , adj., pron., pl. selves , v. n. 1. a person or thing referred …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GRATIFICATION — /grat'euh fi kay"sheuhn/ , n. 1. the state of being gratified; great satisfaction. 2. something that gratifies; source of pleasure …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GRATIFICATION — n. satisfaction, fulfillment; pleasure
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SELF — I. ˈself, Southern also ˈsef pronoun Etymology: Middle English (intensive pronoun), from Old English; akin to Old High German selb, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SELF- — Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from self 1. a. : oneself or itself self- supporting b. : of oneself …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GRATIFICATION — noun Date: 1576 1. : reward , recompense ; especially : gratuity 2. : the act of gratifying : the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SELF — noun personification; embodiment. 2. self ·adj same; particular; very; identical. 3. self ·noun hence, personal interest, or love of private …
Webster English vocab
GRATIFICATION — noun a reward; a recompense; a gratuity. 2. gratification ·noun that which affords pleasure; satisfaction; enjoyment; fruition: delight. 3. gratification …
Webster English vocab
GRATIFICATION — ■ noun pleasure, especially when gained from the satisfaction of a desire. ↘a source of pleasure.
Concise Oxford English vocab
GRATIFICATION — [grat.i.fi.ca.tion] n (1576) 1: reward, recompense; esp: gratuity 2: the act of gratifying: the state of being gratified 3: a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SELF — the I as experienced by an individual. In modern psychology the notion of the self has replaced earlier conceptions of …
Britannica English vocabulary
GRATIFICATION — gratification BrE AmE ˌɡræt ɪf ɪ ˈkeɪʃ ə n ˌ•əf-, § -əˈ•- AmE ˌɡræt̬- ▷ gratification|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SELF — / self; NAmE / noun ( pl. selves / selvz; NAmE /) 1. [ C , usually sing. ] the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GRATIFICATION — / ˌgrætɪfɪˈkeɪʃn; NAmE / noun [ U , C ] ( formal ) the state of feeling pleasure when sth …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SELF — self S2 W3 /self/ BrE AmE noun ( plural selves /selvz/) [ Language: Old English ] 1 . [countable usually …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GRATIFICATION — See main entry: ↑ gratify
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SELF — n. & adj. --n. (pl. selves) 1 a person's or thing's own individuality or essence (showed his true self). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SELF — n. & adj. n. (pl. selves) 1 a person's or thing's own individuality or essence (showed his true self). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SELF — n. & adj. --n. (pl. selves) 1. a person's or thing's own individuality or essence (showed his true self). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
GRATIFICATION — see gratify
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GRATIFICATION — see gratify
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SELF — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be a shadow/ghost of your former self (= be much less confident, healthy, energetic etc …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GRATIFICATION — [noun] [U]Some people expect instant gratification (= to get what they want immediately).A former member of the police force, he …
Cambridge English vocab
SELF — n. Black Panther Party for Self Defense self defense Self Defense Force self determination self esteem self fertilization self heal …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SELF — Synonyms and related words : I, I myself, alter, alter ego, alterum, anima, anima humana, atman, ba, better self, breath, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GRATIFICATION — Synonyms and related words : amusement, animal pleasure, bodily pleasure, boodle, bribe, bribe money, carnal delight, coddling, comfort, compensation, content, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SELF — n. self abandoned self abnegating self abnegation self absorbed self abuse self accusation self admiration self asserting self assertive self …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
GRATIFICATION — noun Gratification is used after these nouns: ↑ ego
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SELF — < language > A small, dynamically typed object-oriented language , based purely on prototypes and delegation . Self was developed …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
GRATIFICATION — n. satisfaction, fulfilment, enjoyment, pleasure, delight, compensation, recompense, reward, return, requital She does it only for the gratification she gets …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SELF- — суф. В сложных словах : 1) выражает направленность действия на самого себя само-, себя-; свое- self-conceit ≈ самомнение self-control ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SELF — 1. сущ. 1) собственная личность, сам study of the self my own self my very self 2) коммерч. сам, лично …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GRATIFICATION — сущ. 1) а) вознаграждение Syn : reward, recompense б) подачка; чаевые в) взятка ∙ Syn : gratuity 2) удовольствие, наслаждение, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SELF- — в сложных словах имеет значение 1. свой, себя: self-conceit - самомнение self-control - самообладание self-contradiction - внутреннее противоречие self-defence - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SELF — 1. self n ( pl selves) 1. 1> своё «я»; сущность, облик, склад, совокупность свойств ( человека ) my own …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GRATIFICATION — gratification.ogg ͵grætıfıʹkeıʃ(ə)n n 1. удовлетворение; наслаждение; удовольствие spiritual gratification - духовное удовлетворение the gratification of sight and hearing - счастье …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SELF — 1. self n ( pl selves) 1. 1> своё «я»; сущность, облик, склад, совокупность свойств ( человека ) my own …
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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