noun
Meaning 1
Self-satisfaction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
self-gratification
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noun
Meaning 2
Masturbation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: euphemistic, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
the act of satisfying your own desires and giving yourself pleasure
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: head trip
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: gratification
noun
Meaning 4
indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dissoluteness, incontinence
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: indiscipline, undiscipline
Narrower terms: rakishness
History
Etymology
From self- + gratification.