self-gratification
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self-grat·i·fi·ca·tion
(sĕlf′grăt′ə-fĭ-kā′shən)n.
The act of giving oneself pleasure or of satisfying one's own desires.
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self-gratification
n
the achieving of pleasure or satisfaction by doing something, esp something physical
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self′-gratifica′tion
n.
the act of pleasing or satisfying oneself, esp. the gratifying of one's own impulses, needs, or desires.
[1670–80]
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Noun | 1. | self-gratification - indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures indiscipline, undiscipline - the trait of lacking discipline rakishness - the quality of a rake |
2. | self-gratification - the act of satisfying your own desires and giving yourself pleasure gratification - the act or an instance of satisfying |
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