ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsEelation
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elation
Meaning: a feeling of great happiness and excitement
elation in a sentence
How elation is used in real sentences:
She felt a rush of elation when her acceptance letter arrived.
A wave of elation swept through the crowd the moment the results were announced and the underdog had won.
“Thus artists often approach the final background with trepidation, fearing what the completed setting may reveal, and then feel elation when every element finally seems right.”
— from the passage The Speaking Ground
Synonyms for elation
Other words for elation — joy, euphoria and delight — carry the same meaning.
- joy
- euphoria
- delight
Antonyms of elation
Words that mean the opposite of elation:
- despair
- sorrow
Where it comes from
From Latin efferre 'to lift up, carry out'
Memory hook
ELATION rhymes with 'ELEVATION' — your spirits get lifted way up.