elation

[US]/ɪ'leɪʃ(ə)n/
[UK]/ɪ'leʃən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a feeling of great happiness or joy

Phrases & Collocations

filled with elation

overwhelmed with elation

experiencing elation

bursting with elation

Example Sentences

His elation may well be imagined.

I felt a strange sense of elation.

Richard's elation at regaining his health was short-lived.

Which the elation of liberty and the pain of exclusion were indistinguishably mingled.

She showed her elation at having finally achieved her ambition.

The team was filled with elation after winning the championship.

She couldn't hide her elation when she received the good news.

The elation of graduating from university was evident on his face.

Their elation was infectious, spreading joy to everyone around them.

The elation of reaching their fundraising goal was palpable in the room.

She danced around the room in elation after getting the job offer.

The elation of finally finishing the project was overwhelming.

The children's elation was evident as they opened their presents on Christmas morning.

He couldn't contain his elation when he saw his favorite band perform live.

The elation of winning the lottery was quickly overshadowed by the realization of the responsibilities that came with it.

Real-world Examples

And that emotion is sometimes elation, sometimes fear, sometimes, “What did I get myself into? ”

Source: What it takes: Celebrity Interviews

How many people around the world are dancing with elation at this very minute?

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) October 2017 Collection

" Gone? " echoed Harry, elation floating out of him, " What do you mean, it's gone? "

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

It was absolute elation. Thousands of people - young people, old people, kids - they poured out onto the streets.

Source: NPR News April 2019 Collection

Memory of the unsolved problem with Stilgar cooled some of Paul's elation.

Source: "Dune" audiobook

Finding his former swordmaster filled him with elation.

Source: "Dune" audiobook

Paul saw the return of elation to his opponent, wondered at it.

Source: "Dune" audiobook

As I stepped out of my car, I felt a sense of elation.

Source: 202313

It makes me a little breathless, and yet it fills me with elation.

Source: Veil

And he felt a singular elation at imprisoning that terrifying criminal, that unspeakable monster, in his irresistible grip.

Source: The Mystery of 813 (Part 1)

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