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self-gratification

self-gratification noun: self-satisfaction.

Noun

self-gratification (uncountable)

  1. Self-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
  2. (euphemistic) Masturbation.
    Synonyms:
    autoeroticism

self-gratification meaning in Tamil

self-gratification in Tamil

தன் மனநிறைவு ஊட்டு, ஆத்மதிருப்தி

Synonyms of self-gratification

Origin of self-gratification

From self- + gratification.

Questions about self-gratification

What does self-gratification mean?
Self-gratification means self-satisfaction.
What is self-gratification in Tamil?
Self-gratification in Tamil is தன் மனநிறைவு ஊட்டு, ஆத்மதிருப்தி. See Self-gratification meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is self-gratification?
Self-gratification is a noun.

Words near self-gratification in the dictionary

  1. self-governance
  2. self-governed
  3. self-governing
  4. self-government
  5. self-governs
  6. self-gratification
  7. self-gratifying
  8. self-gravitating
  9. self-guided
  10. self-guilt
  11. self-handicap

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Adapted from Wiktionary: self-gratification (page history and authors); self-gratification (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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