Vocabulary
Gratification
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
pleasure, especially when gained from the satisfaction of a desire.
Urdu meaning
تسکین، اطمینان،فرحت
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Everything is about instant gratification.
- Secondly, remarkable patience (not immediate gratification) bridging the hard and long distance between belief and success.
- We seek instant gratification, and the work required to obtain it is a mere inconvenience which need not distract us.
- We seek instant gratification, and the work required to obtain it is a mere inconvenience which need not distract us.
Synonyms
satisfaction, fulfilment, indulgence, relief, quenching, slaking, satiation, appeasement
Antonyms
pain, dislike, disappointment
Curator example
“a thirst for sexual gratification”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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