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Noun: elation  i'ley-shun
  1. An exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression
    "He felt a sense of elation after winning the competition"
     
  2. A feeling of happiness and exhilaration
    "The team's victory was met with elation";
    - high spirits, lightness

Sounds like: eddo, Edon, illatio

Derived forms: elations

Type of: joy, joyfulness, joyousness, mental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state

Antonym: depression

Encyclopedia: Elation