elation
noun
ela·tion
i-ˈlā-shən 
1
: the quality or state of being elated
2
: pathological euphoria
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The day after a high-stakes presidential election usually brings elation on one side and dejection for the other.
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Daniel Wine, CNN, 6 Nov. 2024
There have been no vintage victories, no truly convincing performances, and the feeling is one of frustration as much as elation back home.
—Michael Cox, The Athletic, 7 July 2024
My friends in Los Angeles were texting me — the token New York Yankees fan for most of them — as their elation grew, error after Yankees error, mental blunder after mental blunder, leading to greater and greater Dodgers mania.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Son ends up getting along beautifully with Kyoko (Aki Maeda), Kei (Yuu Kashii), and Nozomi (Shiori Sekine, of real-life indie band Base Ball Bear), however, and Bae’s heart-melting earnestness helps to sell her character’s elation at finally having friends.
—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024
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Daniel Wine, CNN, 6 Nov. 2024
There have been no vintage victories, no truly convincing performances, and the feeling is one of frustration as much as elation back home.
—Michael Cox, The Athletic, 7 July 2024
My friends in Los Angeles were texting me — the token New York Yankees fan for most of them — as their elation grew, error after Yankees error, mental blunder after mental blunder, leading to greater and greater Dodgers mania.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Son ends up getting along beautifully with Kyoko (Aki Maeda), Kei (Yuu Kashii), and Nozomi (Shiori Sekine, of real-life indie band Base Ball Bear), however, and Bae’s heart-melting earnestness helps to sell her character’s elation at finally having friends.
—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024
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“Elation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elation. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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elation
noun
ela·tion
i-ˈlā-shən
: the quality or state of being elated
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