Satisfaktion

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin satisfactiō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zatɪsfakˈt͡si̯oːn/
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Noun

Satisfaktion f (genitive Satisfaktion, plural Satisfaktionen)

  1. (dated) satisfaction (vindication for a wrong suffered)
    Synonym: Genugtuung
    • 1918, Heinrich Mann, Der Untertan, Leipzig: Kurt Wolff Verlag, page 103:
      Diederich erhob sich mit formvoller Ruhe. „Geben Sie Satisfaktion?“ fragte er. Göppel schrie: „Das möchten Sie wohl! Die Tochter verführen und den Vater abschießen! Dann ist Ihre Ehre komplett!“
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