C2noun · countable / uncountable · rare

elation

elation · elations

радість, піднесення, благодать

эйфория, душевный подъём, воодушевление

Euphorie, Begeisterung, Hochgefühl, Jubelstimmung

An exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimismAn exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism.

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/ɪˈleɪʃən/

» Elation and despair ebbed and flowed in her.

Meaning

3 senses

(countable, uncountable)An exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism.
Euphorie, Hochgefühl
душевный подъём, эйфорияejforija, воодушевлениеvooduševlenije
підне́сенняpidnésennja, благода́тьblahodátʹ
an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression
(countable, uncountable)A feeling of joy and pride.
Begeisterung, Jubelstimmung
ра́дістьrádistʹ
a feeling of joy and pride
(countable, uncountable)A collineation that fixes all points on a line (called its axis) and all lines though a point on the axis (called its center).

Examples

5 sentences

Elation and despair ebbed and flowed in her.
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I couldn't hide my elation.
ruЯ не смог скрыть свой восторг. — marafon
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Elation gave way to horror.
ruВосторг сменился ужасом. — ZegPhig
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The elation at having successfully escaped was short-lived: Tom woke up in the beam of a policeman's torch.
deDie Freude über die gelungene Flucht währte nur kurz: Tom erwachte im Schein der Taschenlampe eines Polizisten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Yanni doesn't share Skura's elation.
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Translations

6 languages

Українська

By meaning 2

An exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism:

A feeling of joy and pride:

Русский

By meaning 1

An exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

An exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism:

A feeling of joy and pride:

Origin

From Middle English elacioun, from Old French elacion, from Latin ēlātiōnem, accusative si

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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