satiation
/,seiʃi'eiʃn/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The act of achieving full gratification: The process of completely satisfying a desire, need, or appetite.
- The state of being satisfactorily full and unable to take on more: The condition resulting from having one's needs or desires fully met, often to the point where no more is wanted or can be accepted.
Usage and Examples
- Noun:
- The satiation of hunger is a basic human need. (The complete satisfaction of hunger is a basic human need.)
- After the large meal, a feeling of satiation made it impossible to eat dessert. (After the large meal, a state of satisfactory fullness made it impossible to eat dessert.)
- The constant repetition of the song led to its satiation; I never want to hear it again. (The constant repetition of the song led to its state of being overly satisfied; I never want to hear it again.)
Advanced Usage
- "To the point of satiation": Until one is completely satisfied or full.
- He ate the delicious food to the point of satiation.
- "Sensory satiation": The diminished effectiveness or pleasure of a stimulus after prolonged exposure.
- Sensory satiation explains why you stop noticing a constant background noise.
Variants and Related Words
- Satiate (verb): To satisfy (a desire or an appetite) fully.
- The feast was enough to satiate everyone.
- Satiable (adjective): Capable of being satiated.
- Human curiosity is not easily satiable.
- Insatiable (adjective): Impossible to satiate or satisfy.
- He has an insatiable appetite for knowledge.
Synonyms
- Satisfaction: Fulfillment of one's wishes, expectations, or needs.
- Fullness: The state of being filled to capacity.
- Repletion: The condition of being fully supplied or filled.
Antonyms
- Hunger: A feeling of discomfort or weakness caused by lack of food.
- Desire: A strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen.
- Craving: A powerful desire for something.
Noun
- the act of achieving full gratification
- the state of being satisfactorily full and unable to take on more