self-gratification

Definitions of self-gratification
  1. noun
    the act of satisfying your own desires and giving yourself pleasure
    synonyms: head trip
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    type of:
    gratification
    the act or an instance of satisfying
  2. noun
    indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures
    synonyms: dissoluteness, incontinence
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    types:
    rakishness
    the quality of a rake
    type of:
    indiscipline, undiscipline
    the trait of lacking discipline
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