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单词 triumphalism
释义

triumphalism

noun

tri·​um·​phal·​ism trī-ˈəm(p)-fə-ˌli-zəm How to pronounce triumphalism (audio)
: an attitude or feeling of victory or superiority: such as
a
: the attitude that one religious creed is superior to all others
b
: smug or boastful pride in the success or dominance of one's nation or ideology over others
triumphalist
trī-ˈəm(p)-fə-list How to pronounce triumphalism (audio)
noun or adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Wilentz went on to argue that the very things that made Mr. McCullough’s books so accessible — a reliance on narrative at the expense of analysis, an implicit triumphalism, and a tendency to hero worship — worked to limit their intellectual value. Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2022 The events of the past decade—the rise of Trump, the emergence of the #MeToo movement, the overturning of Roe v. Wade—have had a sobering effect on this sort of triumphalism. Zoë Heller, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022 Too much triumphalism, while boosting domestic morale, can undercut the urgency of appeals for more Western weaponry. Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2022 And yet director Joseph Kosinski's soaring reboot managed to be, for all its retro American triumphalism and Mach 10 tricks, an oddly sweet and stirring experience. Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 28 June 2022 All that said, Republican triumphalism about the Hispanic vote isn’t warranted, either. The Editors, National Review, 16 June 2022 The visual is heroic nonsense, sure, but it’s also stirringly maximalist poetry, the kind of sincere triumphalism that feels absent from peer Hollywood blockbusters. David Sims, The Atlantic, 7 June 2022 The Western triumphalism of the conflict’s early months may be fading as the U.S. and its allies grapple with the war’s effects on inflation, food and energy supplies and leaders’ poll numbers. Eli Stokols, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2022 One downside is that this shift, along with China’s explosive economic development, has flipped an inferiority complex into triumphalism. Hugo Restall, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

triumphalism

noun

as in boastfulness

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • boastfulness
  • arrogance
  • bravado
  • vainglory
  • bombast
  • pomposity
  • braggadocio
  • swagger
  • superciliousness
  • imperiousness
  • presumptuousness
  • pompousness
  • haughtiness
  • condescension
  • peremptoriness
  • hauteur
  • dominance
  • huffiness
  • superiority
  • lordliness
  • disdain
  • snobbery
  • loftiness
  • assumption
  • strut
  • pretentiousness
  • vaingloriousness
  • masterfulness
  • self-importance
  • smugness
  • scorn
  • snobbishness
  • high-handedness
  • pretension
  • bossiness
  • inflation
  • snootiness
  • bumptiousness
  • snobbism
  • pretence
  • attitude
  • chest-thumping
  • pretense
  • authoritativeness
  • egotism
  • high horse
  • egoism
  • cockiness
  • self-consequence
  • complacence
  • brag
  • cheekiness
  • sauciness
  • vanity
  • consequence
  • pridefulness
  • bowwow
  • toploftiness
  • impudence
  • self-assertion
  • self-complacency
  • conceit
  • self-satisfaction
  • impertinence
  • self-centeredness
  • pride
  • self-opinion
  • self-contentment
  • self-conceit
  • self-content
  • cheek
  • swelled head
  • side
  • superiority complex
  • self-assumption
  • self-partiality

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • timidity
  • bashfulness
  • shyness
  • demureness
  • diffidence
  • passivity
  • timidness
  • submissiveness
  • meekness
  • humility
  • passiveness
  • lowliness
  • self-distrust
  • retiringness
  • self-doubt
  • reservedness
  • modesty
  • quietness
  • reserve
  • mousiness
  • unpretentiousness
  • unassumingness
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