Elation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression

a feeling of joy and pride

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ᵻlˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɔːsəlˌʌmbɑː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɔːsəlˌʌmbɑː/

3 syllables Say it as /ᵻlˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lightness high spirits

Antonyms

depression

Word Forms

elate	verb	fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
light	adjective	psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Begeisterung

ein berauschender psychologischer Zustand von Stolz und Optimismus; das Fehlen einer Depression

🇫🇷French

allégresse

un état psychologique exaltant de fierté et d’optimisme ; une absence de dépression

🇪🇸Spanish

elación

un estimulante estado psicológico de orgullo y optimismo; una ausencia de depresión

🇮🇹Italian

euforia

un esilarante stato psicologico di orgoglio e ottimismo; un'assenza di depressione

🇳🇱Dutch

opgetogenheid

een opwindende psychologische staat van trots en optimisme; een afwezigheid van depressie

🇵🇹Portuguese

euforia

um estimulante estado psicológico de orgulho e otimismo; ausência de depressão

🇷🇺Russian

восторг

волнующее психологическое состояние гордости и оптимизма; отсутствие депрессии

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उत्साह

गर्व और आशावाद की एक उत्साहजनक मनोवैज्ञानिक स्थिति; अवसाद का अभाव

🇧🇩Bengali

উচ্ছ্বাস

গর্ব এবং আশাবাদের একটি আনন্দদায়ক মানসিক অবস্থা; বিষণ্নতার অনুপস্থিতি

🇮🇳Tamil

மகிழ்ச்சி

பெருமை மற்றும் நம்பிக்கையின் உற்சாகமான உளவியல் நிலை; மனச்சோர்வு இல்லாதது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉల్లాసం

గర్వం మరియు ఆశావాదం యొక్క సంతోషకరమైన మానసిక స్థితి; నిరాశ లేకపోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

उत्साह

अभिमान आणि आशावादाची मनोवैज्ञानिक स्थिती; नैराश्याची अनुपस्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉલ્લાસ

ગૌરવ અને આશાવાદની આનંદદાયક મનોવૈજ્ઞાનિક સ્થિતિ; ડિપ્રેશનની ગેરહાજરી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಲ್ಲಾಸ

ಹೆಮ್ಮೆ ಮತ್ತು ಆಶಾವಾದದ ಹರ್ಷದಾಯಕ ಮಾನಸಿಕ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ; ಖಿನ್ನತೆಯ ಅನುಪಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആഹ്ലാദം

അഭിമാനത്തിൻ്റെയും ശുഭാപ്തിവിശ്വാസത്തിൻ്റെയും ഉന്മേഷദായകമായ മാനസികാവസ്ഥ; വിഷാദരോഗത്തിൻ്റെ അഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖੁਸ਼ੀ

ਮਾਣ ਅਤੇ ਆਸ਼ਾਵਾਦ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਰੋਮਾਂਚਕ ਮਨੋਵਿਗਿਆਨਕ ਅਵਸਥਾ; ਡਿਪਰੈਸ਼ਨ ਦੀ ਅਣਹੋਂਦ

🇵🇰Urdu

خوشی

فخر اور امید کی ایک پرجوش نفسیاتی حالت؛ ڈپریشن کی غیر موجودگی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

兴高采烈

自豪和乐观的令人兴奋的心理状态；没有抑郁症

🇯🇵Japanese

高揚感

誇りと楽観主義の爽快な心理状態。うつ病がないこと

🇰🇷Korean

의기 양양

자부심과 낙천주의로 이루어진 신나는 심리적 상태; 우울증이 없다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự hân hoan

một trạng thái tâm lý phấn khởi đầy kiêu hãnh và lạc quan; sự vắng mặt của trầm cảm

🇹🇭Thai

ความอิ่มเอมใจ

สภาวะทางจิตใจที่น่ายินดีของความภาคภูมิใจและการมองโลกในแง่ดี ไม่มีภาวะซึมเศร้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

kegembiraan

keadaan psikologis yang menggembirakan berupa kebanggaan dan optimisme; tidak adanya depresi

🇵🇭Filipino

kagalakan

isang nakagagalak na sikolohikal na estado ng pagmamataas at optimismo; kawalan ng depresyon

🇲🇾Malay

kegembiraan

keadaan psikologi yang menggembirakan kebanggaan dan keyakinan; ketiadaan kemurungan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ابتهاج

وحالة نفسية مبهجة من الفخر والتفاؤل؛ غياب الاكتئاب

🇮🇷Persian

شادی

وضعیت روانی هیجان انگیز غرور و خوش بینی؛ عدم وجود افسردگی

🇹🇷Turkish

sevinç

canlandırıcı bir psikolojik gurur ve iyimserlik durumu; depresyonun yokluğu

🇮🇱Hebrew

הִתרוֹמְמוּת רוּחַ

מצב פסיכולוגי מלהיב של גאווה ואופטימיות; היעדר דיכאון

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