Meanings
- uncountableSelf-satisfaction.
It turns out that overworking your brain with either physical or mental exercise may lower your ability to delay self-gratification.
2019 September 26, Sandee LaMotte, “Too much exercise could lead to bad decisions on what you eat and buy”, in CNN, archived from the original on 02 Mar 2025
Synonyms & antonyms
nounMasturbation.
More synonyms by meaning
nounindiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures
nounthe act of satisfying your own desires and giving yourself pleasure
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Cite this entry
self-gratification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-gratification
“self-gratification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-gratification. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-gratification,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-gratification.
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