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True happiness... is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.
Helen Keller

Meaning of "self-gratification" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SELF-GRATIFICATION

self-gratification  [ˌsɛlfˌɡrætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SELF-GRATIFICATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Self-Gratification is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SELF-GRATIFICATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Autoeroticism

Autoeroticism is the practice of becoming sexually stimulated through internal stimuli. The term was popularized toward the end of the 19th century by British sexologist Havelock Ellis, who defined autoeroticism as "the phenomena of spontaneous sexual emotion generated in the absence of an external stimulus proceeding, directly or indirectly, from another person". The most common autoerotic practice is masturbation, and though the two terms are often used interchangeably, they are not synonymous, since not all autoerotic behaviors are masturbatory. Nocturnal emissions, erotic daydreams, and sexual arousal to 'sexually-neutral' stimuli are also examples of autoeroticism.

Definition of self-gratification in the English dictionary

The definition of self-gratification in the dictionary is the achieving of pleasure or satisfaction by doing something, especially something physical.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SELF-GRATIFICATION


allocation
ˌæləˈkeɪʃən
application
ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃən
authentication
ɔːˌθentɪˈkeɪʃən
certification
ˌsɜːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
classification
ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
communication
kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən
dedication
ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən
education
ˌɛdjʊˈkeɪʃən
identification
aɪˌdɛntɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
indication
ˌɪndɪˈkeɪʃən
location
ləʊˈkeɪʃən
medication
ˌmɛdɪˈkeɪʃən
modification
ˌmɒdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
notification
ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
publication
ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən
qualification
ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
relocation
ˌriːləʊˈkeɪʃən
specification
ˌspɛsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
vacation
vəˈkeɪʃən
verification
ˌvɛrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SELF-GRATIFICATION

self-forgetful
self-forgetfully
self-forgetfulness
self-fulfilling
self-fulfilling prophecy
self-fulfilment
self-glorification
self-governed
self-governing
self-government
self-harm
self-harming
self-hate
self-hating
self-hatred
self-healing
self-help
self-hypnosis
self-identity
self-ignite

WORDS THAT END LIKE SELF-GRATIFICATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
association
citation
combination
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
evaluation
excitation
federation
formation
foundation
generation

Synonyms and antonyms of self-gratification in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «self-gratification» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SELF-GRATIFICATION

Find out the translation of self-gratification to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of self-gratification from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «self-gratification» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

自我满足
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

autogratificación
570 millions of speakers

English

self-gratification
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आत्म संतुष्टि
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الإشباع الذاتي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

самоудовлетворение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

auto-gratificação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্ব-পরিতৃপ্তি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

l´auto-satisfaction
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kepuasan diri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Selbstbefriedigung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自己満足感
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자기 만족
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gratifikasi diri
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tự mãn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுய மனநிறைவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आत्मसंतुष्टता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kendi kendine haz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

autogratificazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

samozadowolenie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

самозадоволення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de auto- gratificare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αυτο - ικανοποίηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

self- bevrediging
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

självtillfredsställelse
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

selvtilfredsstillelse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of self-gratification

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SELF-GRATIFICATION»

The term «self-gratification» is regularly used and occupies the 73.082 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SELF-GRATIFICATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about self-gratification

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2 QUOTES WITH «SELF-GRATIFICATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word self-gratification.
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Ezra Taft Benson
Selfishness is one of the more common faces of pride. 'How everything affects me' is the center of all that matters - self-conceit, self-pity, worldly self-fulfillment, self-gratification, and self-seeking.
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Helen Keller
True happiness... is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SELF-GRATIFICATION»

Discover the use of self-gratification in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to self-gratification and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Urantia Book: Revealing the Mysteries of God, the ...
Marriage, founded on selfmaintenance, led to self-perpetuation and concomitantly provided one of the most desirable forms of self-gratification. It is the only institution of human society which embraces all three of the great incentives for living.
‎2013
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The Urantia Book
1 The great threat against family life is the menacing rising tide of self'gratification , the modern pleasure mania. The prime incentive to marriage used to be economic; sex attrac' tion was secondary. Marriage, founded on self'maintenance , led ...
Urantia Book Fellowship, 1967
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Development and Structure of the Body Image
Self Gratification Another aspect of the self-steering orientation is the capacity to seek selfgratification. It was originally stated by Fisher and Cleveland (1968): Our formulations concerning the individual with well-differentiated boundaries ...
S. Fisher, 2014
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Sharing: Self Discovery in Relationships
Feeding upon this system is the supporting energy of self-gratification for the pharmaceutical business, all the supporting businesses of the medical world, the insurance companies, and the government. There are more and more instances  ...
Kathy Oddenino, 1990
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Lectures on Systematic Theology
It is the choice of self-gratification as an end. It is the preference of our own gratification to the highest good of universal being. Self-gratification is the supreme end of selfishness. This choice is sinful. That is, the moral quality of this selfish ...
Charles Grandison Finney, Richard Friedrich, 2003
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Rehabilitation Issues Problems and Prospects in Boot Camp
General theory (Gottfredson & Hirschi, 1990) rests on the foundational assumption that humans naturally desire pleasure or self-gratification. Gottfredson and Hirschi (1990, p. 90) assume that crime and analogous behaviors typically are ...
Brent Benda, 2013
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Behind the Scenes
Whatever else corporations may try to sell us, whatever else they may say to us in their ads, the underlying- #l-can't-avoid-it-because-people-go-for-it thing they're usually trying to promote is this: self-gratification. After all (as we've seen), they ...
Matt Abbott, 2007
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Don't Give Up On Me - I'm Not Finished Yet: Putting the ...
In Timmy's case, the capacity for self-pleasure has become confused with the need for power and control as the provider of self-gratification. This is the point at which many identify original sin with the self, so that all attempts to speak of the ...
Ray S. Anderson, 2006
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Faithful to the End: An Introduction to Hebrews Through ...
James then provides an overview of the havoc caused when worldly wisdom and its self-gratification dominates the corporate body of Christ (4:1–10). First, he says that self-gratification is the cause of wars and fighting (4:1–2). Second, he ...
Terry L. Wilder, J. Daryl Charles, Kendell H. Easley, 2007
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Affect and Social Behavior
Strategy implementation: behavioral strategies The bulk of research on children's behavioral strategies for the self- control of emotion has focused on remediation and maintenance of emotional states through self-gratification (acquiring ...
Bert S. Moore, Alice M. Isen, 1990

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SELF-GRATIFICATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term self-gratification is used in the context of the following news items.
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The dark and introverted world of Slime: “It's pretty much just me - a …
Anyone who's artistic in any way, they do it for their own self-gratification. It's their source of well-being. It's a necessity rather than a job. It's just a way of feeling ... «DIY Magazine, Jul 15»
2
Flashers beware! Camera phones may bring 'stardom'
The picture of the man involved in 'self-gratification' was snapped by a ... man, purportedly involved in self-gratification in Cheras, has been uploaded to the Net. «The Rakyat Post, May 15»
3
A race to the finish in the age of edge
It is also the product of self-gratification. Never underestimate the role of our media executives' personal agenda, especially their desire to be considered cool, ... «Los Angeles Times, Feb 15»
4
8 Health Benefits of Masturbation
For centuries, adolescents have been warned that the sin of self-gratification can lead to blindness, impotence, acne, and even furry palms, and in fact, some ... «Cosmopolitan.com, Feb 15»
5
Nick Saban explains why freshmen have to focus on development …
"I try to sell guys on the fact that they have to focus on development and not on immediate self-gratification for playing right away or whatever," Saban said on his ... «AL.com, Dec 14»
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'Self-gratification' fuelled streaker's run
Ephraim Mcintyre streaks onto the field in the second half during the Four Nations match between the New Zealand Kiwis and England at Forsyth Barr Stadium ... «The Southland Times, Nov 14»
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Maybe self-gratification isn't bad for your health
In other words, the researchers claimed, noble purposes are “healthier” than self-gratification. Mainstream media — including this column — gave the study a lot ... «Washington Post, Sep 14»
8
Kenny Luck: Stop the Self-Gratification
Admit it. You masturbate. Either in the past or recently—heck, maybe this morning. All men, married or single, young or old, struggle with this self-indulgence. «Charisma News, Dec 13»
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Human Body Distinguishes Between 'Hedonic' and 'Eudaimonic …
... molecular level, the human body is able to distinguish between a sense of well-being derived from a profound, "noble" purpose versus simple self-gratification, ... «Nature World News, Jul 13»
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Word on the Street: Reflecting on Peoria's All-America City award
I confess that I was a late convert to Peoria's All-America City effort. At the outset, it seemed like little more than an exercise in civic self-gratification. I'd never ... «Peoria Journal Star, Jul 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Self-Gratification [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/self-gratification>. Apr 2024 ».
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