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Gratification vs Excitation - What's the difference?

gratification | excitation |

As nouns the difference between gratification and excitation

is that gratification is the act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite; as, the gratification of the palate, of the appetites, of the senses, of the desires, of the heart while excitation is the act of exciting or putting in motion; the act of rousing up or awakening.

gratification

English

(Webster 1913)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite; as, the gratification of the palate, of the appetites, of the senses, of the desires, of the heart.
  • That which affords pleasure; satisfaction; enjoyment; fruition: delight.
  • A reward; a recompense; a gratuity.

    • Synonyms

    * gladness, queemliness

    Derived terms

    * oral gratification * self-gratification

    Related terms

    * gratify

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    excitation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of exciting or putting in motion; the act of rousing up or awakening.
  • The act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced.
  • (physiology) The activity produced in an organ, tissue, or part, such as a nerve cell, as a result of stimulation
  • (physics) The change in state as an excited state is formed by the absorption of a quantum of energy

    • Derived terms

    * excitation energy * excitation function

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