elation
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- self-elation noun
Etymology
Origin of elation
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English elacioun, from Anglo-French, from Latin ēlātiōn-, stem of ēlātiō “ceremonial carrying out, elevation, ecstasy”; equivalent to elate + -ion
Example Sentences
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The elation and relief in the faces of Tandy and his backroom staff and the ovation from the Cardiff crowd demonstrated what this day represented.
From BBC
He said there was "degree of elation" at seeing one and he watched it for 15 minutes before it flew off.
From BBC
It was a moment of elation for those who campaigned for continued political union with the rest of the UK, but a moment of despair for those who made the case for Scottish statehood.
From BBC
Its elation masks the song’s bleak narrative: “Three a.m. it’s me again, wouldn’t you know / Things would have to end this way.”
Life waxes and wanes between peace and tumult, elation and despair.
From Salon
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