jubilation
pronunciation
How to pronounce jubilation in British English:
UK [ˌdʒu:bɪˈleɪʃn]
How to pronounce jubilation in American English:
US [ˌdʒublˈeʃən]
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- Noun:
- a feeling of extreme joy
- a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
- the utterance of sounds expressing great joy
Word Origin
- jubilation (n.)
- late 14c., from Old French jubilacion "jubilation, rejoicing," and directly from Latin jubilationem (nominative jubilatio), noun of action from past participle stem of jubilare (see jubilant).
Example
- 1. Egypt erupts in jubilation as mubarak steps down
- 2. Though george h.w. bush refrained from celebrating , jubilation was the common theme .
- 3. The mood in tripoli turned from jubilation to uncertain disquiet in many neighborhoods monday , a day after libyan rebels seized control of most of libya 's capital .
- 4. Mr amiri 's strange odyssey , iranian jubilation and american embarrassment are all , somehow , part of this secret war .
- 5. The killing of osama bin laden triggered jubilation among the us population and its national security establishment but has prompted warnings about potential revenge attacks by extremist supporters of the saudi-born terrorist .