Elation

//ɪˈleɪʃən// noun

noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a feeling of joy and pride wordnet
  3. 3
    A feeling of joy and pride. countable, uncountable

    "She [Chloe Kelly] waited for confirmation of the goal before taking off her shirt and waving it around her head, while being lifted by her team-mates in a moment of pure elation."

  4. 4
    an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression wordnet
  5. 5
    A collineation that fixes all points on a line (called its axis) and all lines though a point on the axis (called its center). countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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high spiritsabstractionabuliaalienationanxietyanxiety equivalent

Example

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"You could see the elation in the president's face when he announced that our shares are going to be listed on the First Section of the TSE next year."

Etymology

From Middle English elacioun, from Old French elacion, from Latin ēlātiōnem, accusative singular of ēlātiō (“exaltation, elevation; pride, elation”), from ēlātus, perfect passive participle of efferō (“bring forth or out; raise; exalt”), from ē (“out of”), short form of ex, + ferō (“carry, bear”).

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