noun
Examples of gratification in a Sentence
During this fast they abstain from the gratification of every appetite and passion whatever.
Don't trade your God-given destiny for a momentary gratification; hang in there.
In a material world one seeks gratification from without.
There is great gratification in helping a family pet learn to behave in a way that makes his owner proud.
In the north the pendulum swung back once more and the French reoccupied Milan in April, causing the downfall of the Sforzas, much to Alexander's gratification.
The healthy use of it is called ' deferred gratification ' .
The king's honour was directly involved in their compensation and, except for the gratification of a few individuals, was tarnished by his neglect to afford them relief.
It also gives them the instant gratification that comes with Polaroid's previous instant photography products.
A person with anti-social personality traits lives life in search of continuous gratification.
Herb plants allow you to have instant gratification.
Other favorites include mixed groups of ready-to-plant Echinacea for instant garden gratification.
Children and adolescents with pyromania are often aroused by fire-setting, and/or feel pleasure, relief, or gratification when setting fires or witnessing the consequences of fire.
Children and adolescents with kleptomania experience a growing sense of tension just before stealing, followed by pleasure, relief, or gratification during or just after stealing.
That's a stereotype, of course, but they are used to instant gratification (see above reason).
As men mature, they also learn to control and delay gratification until their partner is satisfied.
It's not much fun to feel like you're constantly making sacrifices, but the ability to delay gratification is a skill you'll continue to use long after the economy bounces back.
Bernstein also viewed working class children as being unable to defer gratification.
They are learning how to inhibit themselves and delay gratification.
But there are signs that offering instant gratification in this way may be losing its appeal.
Do class barriers affect the pursuit of sexual gratification?
The smallest attempt to use one's abnormal powers for the gratification of self makes of these powers sorcery or black magic.
They seek instant gratification from games that load in seconds, not the quiet satisfaction of applying the crowning brushstroke to a model spitfire.
He was especially anxious to make it clear that he included in "utility" the pleasures of the imagination and the gratification of the higher emotions, and to show how powerfully the good of mankind as a motive appealed to the imagination.
To have really succeeded on the stage would have given Tennyson more gratification than anything else, but he was not permitted to live long enough to see this blossom also added to the heavy garland of his glory.
One tip I recommend is differed gratification exercises to develop the discipline that what you want can be better savored and more satisfactory if you save for it.
They experience pleasure, relief, or gratification when pulling out the hair.
Psychologists define child sexual abuse as any activity with a child, before the age of legal consent, that is for the sexual gratification of an adult or a significantly older child.
Infantile masturbation-The masturbation by infants, also called gratification disorder.
Young children, or older children who have not developed sufficient self-control, may steal to achieve instant gratification when an object cannot be obtained immediately by honest means.
If the whole reason you want to line dance is because you like Carrie Underwood's "Cowboy Casanova", you can give yourself the instant gratification of going to YouTube and finding many videos showing the dance.
While the idea of making a color change is appealing, the cost and maintenance required is more important than the initial instant gratification.
Unfortunately, bisexuals and lesbians are often the target of either homophobic abusers (who log onto the sites in order to harass the members) or men who are pretending to be women for sexual gratification.
The primary appeal of online published writing is instant gratification.
Instant gratification isn't in the cards for Capricorns; they're content to take delayed rewards and understand that those rewards will come as long as they are diligent and determined.
Kids have become oriented to instant gratification through fast-paced video games and interactive computer programs.
When kids get a chance to see a sticker, or a smiley face beside their name and activity, they feel the same instant gratification adults feel when they're applauded for their efforts.
Kids are so accustomed to instant gratification through TV programs, computer and video games, and other technology that it's hard to reprogram them to enjoy arts and crafts, board games, and other hands-on activities.
Because girls are especially sensitive about their physique during their early teen and teenage years, finding gratification and male attention may be important outside of the school facility.
As desirable as instant gratification may seem, it's not the way to go.
There's nothing quite like having such instant gratification right at your fingertips.
If you're interested in instant gratification, you won't get it from a scene-by-scene update.
Often considered to be the dark side of piercing, fetishes and sexual gratification are the reason behind many body piercings, even seemingly innocent ones.
Or you can choose to attack a small account with the goal of zeroing it out for the quick gratification it provides.
This is the closest to instant gratification that soap making gets.
Melt and pour is as close to instant gratification as soap making gets, and the kits are really inexpensive.
Fat thread crochets up much more quickly than fine thread, giving you almost instant gratification.
Do you have the patience for long, detailed crafts or would you prefer to work on a shorter project that offers a sense of immediate gratification?
When it comes to dieting, people generally desire immediate gratification.
Fast food, quick service…in fact we've coined the term instant gratification.
After awhile, there is a certain amount of ego gratification involved in simply filling out the log.