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ELATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A feeling of joy and pride
Synonyms:
elation; high spirits; lightness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("elation" is a kind of...):
joy; joyfulness; joyousness (the emotion of great happiness)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "elation"):
euphoria; euphory (a feeling of great (usually exaggerated) elation)
Derivation:
elate (fill with high spirits; fill with optimism)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("elation" is a kind of...):
mental condition; mental state; psychological condition; psychological state ((psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "elation"):
bliss; blissfulness; cloud nine; seventh heaven; walking on air (a state of extreme happiness)
high (a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics)
high (a state of sustained elation)
Antonym:
depression (a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity)
Derivation:
elate (fill with high spirits; fill with optimism)
