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[ self-grat-uh-fi-key-shuhn, self- ] / ˈsɛlfˌgræt ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən, ˌsɛlf- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR self-gratification ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe act of pleasing or satisfying oneself, especially the gratifying of one's own impulses, needs, or desires. Origin of self-gratificationFirst recorded in 1670–80 Words nearby self-gratificationself-generated, self-generating, self-generation, self-governed, self-government, self-gratification, self-hardening, self-harm, self-hatred, selfheal, self-healing Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for self-gratificationThe only symptoms of his condition were his doubts about God and an obsession with ‘self-gratification.’ The Devil and Antonin Scalia|Candida Moss|October 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST Or if he devotes himself properly to his vocation he may consume his earnings in current self-gratification. Creating Capital|Frederick L. Lipman He eagerly snatched at an occasion at once of self-gratification, and of humiliating his proud and arrogant brother. Mirk Abbey, Volume 2(of 3)|James Payn The pursuit of pleasure, self-gratification, is an original instinct with her. Anna the Adventuress|E. Phillips Oppenheim
But, if their motives were scanned, it would appear that self-gratification is at the bottom of it. A Practical Directory for Young Christian Females|Harvey Newcomb He welcomed the undying joy of self-sacrifice, and repudiated the momentary pleasures of self-gratification. The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews|Thomas Charles Edwards
Words related to self-gratificationsquandering, intemperance, indulgence, profligacy, dissolution, abandonment, evil, extravagance, dissoluteness, drunkenness, excess, lavishness, prodigality, waste, debauchery, free-living |