satiation
satiation Lexical Profile
satiation Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The act of satisfying an appetite or desire completely, or the state of being gratified to the point of fullness or excess.
"Hormonal signals sent from the digestive tract to the brain play a crucial role in regulating hunger and satiation during a meal."
In psychology and linguistics, a temporary reduction in the effectiveness of a stimulus or the perceived meaning of a word after repeated, rapid exposure (as in semantic satiation).
"Repeating a common word aloud thirty times in a row often induces semantic satiation, making the sound temporarily lose its meaning."
Word Nuance & Usage
In nutrition and physiology, "satiation" specifically refers to the process during a meal that leads to the termination of eating, whereas "satiety" refers to the lingering feeling of fullness between meals that inhibits further consumption.
• Rhymes for satiation
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the mid-16th century from Late Latin satiatio, a noun of action from Latin satiare ("to fill full, satisfy"), derived from satis ("enough").