jubilation

[ joo-buh-ley-shuh n ]

/ ˌdʒu bəˈleɪ ʃən /

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noun

a feeling of or the expression of joy or exultation: Their jubilation subsided when they lost the second game.

a joyful or festive celebration.

Origin of jubilation

1350–1400; Middle English jubilacioun (< Anglo-French) < Latin jūbilātiōn- (stem of jūbilātiō) a shouting for joy, equivalent to jūbilāt- (see jubilate) + -iōn- -ion

Words nearby jubilation

jube, jubilant, jubilarian, jubilate, jubilatio, jubilation, jubilee, jubilee year, jubilus, jud, jud.

Example sentences from the Web for jubilation

The fact that I was neither outraged nor filled with jubilation was not only unacceptable, but also placed me in the minority.

The Outrage Over Beyonce’s Bettie Page Bangs: Why the Media Must Stop Objectifying Women |Phoebe Robinson |October 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Arriving at the Melody Ballroom, the atmosphere was a frenzy of joy, jubilation and holy bedlam.

The Battle for LGBT Equality Isn’t Over Yet |Gene Robinson |May 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
There was a great deal of jubilation in the cottage and then Cunningham himself came to visit us to congratulate us in person.

Week in Death: The Woman Who Cracked Hitler’s Codes |The Telegraph |November 17, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Jubilation might be a more appropriate term for the public that has so longed for this to happen.

Andy Murray Makes History by Winning Wimbledon |Nicholas McCarvel |July 7, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

Four years after the party in Denver, that jubilation has cooled.

Democratic Convention Dilemma: Obama 2012 vs. Obama 2008 |Howard Kurtz |September 4, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The teacher had not come, and there was such an uproar and jubilation that she could hardly make herself heard.

Young Lucretia and Other Stories |Mary E. Wilkins
As he spoke Maule's perplexity changed to surprise, then to bewilderment, and ultimately into jubilation.

Eden |Edgar Saltus
The English landed 100,000 men at Antwerp, who were received with jubilation by the population.

New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginning to March 1915, Vol 1, No. 2 |Various
On the contrary, they executed that difficult acrobatic feat known as going off their heads, with jubilation.

The Cock-House at Fellsgarth |Talbot Baines Reed
When the directors entered into negotiations with Hirsch he broke out into jubilation.

History of the Jews, Vol. VI (of 6) |Heinrich Graetz

British Dictionary definitions for jubilation

jubilation

/ (ˌdʒuːbɪˈleɪʃən) /

noun

a feeling of great joy and celebration

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