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self-gratification

[self-grat-uh-fi-key-shuhn, self-] / ˈsɛlfˌgræt ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən, ˌsɛlf- /
NOUN
dissipation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
squandering
STRONG
abandonment debauchery dissoluteness dissolution drunkenness evil excess extravagance indulgence intemperance lavishness prodigality profligacy waste
WEAK
free living high living life in the fast lane to hell in handbasket
Antonyms
STRONG
economy moderation saving temperance
WEAK
appearance unselfishness virtue

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Self-gratification controlled him, the desire that men should once again know how useless it was to attempt rivalry with him.

From The Brown Mask by Brebner, Percy James

Self-gratification would be sought more keenly in self-development and self-realization in service, but that is a change of tone and not of nature.

From New Worlds For Old A Plain Account of Modern Socialism by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

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