self-gratification

Definition of Self-gratification in English :

1. dissoluteness, incontinence, self-gratification

indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures

2. head trip, self-gratification

the act of satisfying your own desires and giving yourself pleasure

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Self-gratification

noun

the achieving of pleasure or satisfaction by doing something, esp something physical

the desire for self-gratification

Happiness does not come through self-gratification.

People smoke because the impulse to self-gratification is powerful and natural.

sexual self-gratification

n.

The act of giving oneself pleasure or of satisfying one's own desires.