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单词 jubilation
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jubilation

noun

ju·​bi·​la·​tion ˌjü-bə-ˈlā-shən How to pronounce jubilation (audio)
1
: an act of rejoicing : the state of being jubilant
The news was greeted with jubilation.
2
: an expression of great joy
the jubilations of the garrison were short-lived C. R. Low

Example Sentences

the jubilation of the crowd
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Word History

Etymology

see jubilate

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

jubilation

noun

ju·​bi·​la·​tion ˌjü-bə-ˈlā-shən How to pronounce jubilation (audio)
: the act of rejoicing : the state of being noisily happy

jubilation

noun

as in joyfulness
an elated, joyful feeling or an expression of such a feeling The team's victory was the cause of great jubilation. the jubilation of the crowd

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • joyfulness
  • joy
  • cheerfulness
  • glee
  • cheer
  • happiness
  • jubilance
  • exuberance
  • mirth
  • joyousness
  • merriness
  • elation
  • exultation
  • jollity
  • lightheartedness
  • blissfulness
  • delight
  • bliss
  • gleefulness
  • gayety
  • gaiety
  • comfort
  • gladness
  • euphoria
  • exhilaration
  • beatitude
  • high
  • ecstasy
  • glory
  • enjoyment
  • blessedness
  • triumph
  • rapture
  • satisfaction
  • warm fuzzies
  • felicity
  • jocundity
  • gladsomeness
  • intoxication
  • ravishment
  • content
  • pleasure
  • nirvana
  • elatedness
  • gratification
  • seventh heaven
  • transport
  • contentedness
  • paradise
  • delectation
  • rapturousness
  • heaven

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • sorrow
  • anguish
  • agony
  • woe
  • dejection
  • joylessness
  • desolation
  • melancholy
  • gloom
  • sufferance
  • mournfulness
  • depression
  • despondency
  • blues
  • gloominess
  • cheerlessness
  • disheartenment
  • plaintiveness
  • sadness
  • desolateness
  • doldrums
  • misery
  • woefulness
  • hell
  • unhappiness
  • calamity
  • purgatory
  • downheartedness
  • dispiritedness
  • wretchedness
  • ill-being
  • Gehenna
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