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gratification

noun

Reveal meaning and examples

Pleasure or satisfaction from fulfilling a desire.

The writer accepted delayed gratification while revising the long manuscript.

Dictionary practice example.

The gratification he seeks from applause leads him to perform another song whenever the conversation turns away from him.