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Gratification vs Fulfilment - What's the difference?

gratification | fulfilment |

As nouns the difference between gratification and fulfilment

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 fulfilment is the act of fulfilling.

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

    External links

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    fulfilment

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (chiefly US) fulfillment

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of fulfilling.
  • The state or quality of being fulfilled; completion; realization.

    • References

    * The Random House College Dictionary 1973