self-gratification

Noun

Meaning

indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures

the act of satisfying your own desires and giving yourself pleasure

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

incontinence dissoluteness head trip content evil entertainment excess ease pleasure dissolution luxury comfort abandonment amusement enjoyment
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Antonyms

trouble integrity dignity dissatisfaction sorrow honesty
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Hypernyms

gratification indiscipline undiscipline

Hyponyms

rakishness

Examples

Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. Helen Keller

In retrospect, all these exercises in self-gratification seem pure fantasy, what Pascal called, licking the earth. Malcolm Muggeridge

The purpose in each role is to magnify Christ the foundation, not self-satisfaction or self-gratification. Source: Internet

'Strong, professional, hardworking leadership - not self-gratification of the individuals elected'. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

self-governance bodies self-governing self-government self-gratulation self-gratulatory self-gravitation