satisfaction
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This noun refers to a feeling or level of satisfaction: the sense that something meets expectations or is good enough. It is common in contexts like services, products, workplaces, surveys, and evaluations.
satisfaction、contentment
A state or degree of feeling satisfied with something because it meets one’s expectations or desires.
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ความพึงพอใจของลูกค้า khwaam phʉŋ phɔɔcay khɔ̌ɔŋ lûuk kháa customer satisfaction ความพึงพอใจของลูกค้า details
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แบบสอบถามความพึงพอใจ bɛ̀ɛp sɔ̀ɔpthǎam khwaam phʉŋ phɔɔcay satisfaction survey แบบสอบถามความพึงพอใจ details
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Learning notes
Explanation
ความพึงพอใจ is formed with ความ, which turns พึงพอใจ into a noun, so it means the feeling or state of being satisfied. It sounds somewhat formal and is especially common when satisfaction is treated as something to evaluate or measure, such as customer satisfaction, user satisfaction, employee satisfaction, or post-training surveys. Common patterns include ความพึงพอใจของ... “the satisfaction of ...,” ความพึงพอใจต่อ... “satisfaction with/toward ...,” เพิ่มความพึงพอใจ “increase satisfaction,” and ประเมินความพึงพอใจ “evaluate satisfaction.”
Usage
It is often used in service industries, product reviews, customer surveys, app or website user evaluations, workplace assessments, education and training feedback, and public-service evaluations. It can describe a person’s feeling too, but it tends to sound more objective or report-like.
Caution
Because this is a noun, use patterns such as มีความพึงพอใจต่อ... for “be satisfied with ...”. In casual conversation, พอใจกับ... or ชอบ may sound more natural depending on the meaning. ดีใจ means “glad” or “happy,” not satisfaction as an evaluation.
Differences from similar words
1 satisfaction synonyms
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ความพอใจ also means satisfaction and is more general and natural in everyday speech. ความพึงพอใจ sounds a bit more formal and is often used for measured or evaluated satisfaction in surveys, business, and reports.