Antonyms for elation
ɪˈleɪ ʃənela·tion

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1. elation

   Antonyms:
   despair, desperation, despondency, discouragement, hopelessness

   Synonyms:
   anticipation, assurance, cheer, confidence, courage, encouragement, expectancy, expectation, hope, hopefulness, trust

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1. • Psychological State

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1. elationnoun

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

   Antonyms:
   depression

   Synonyms:
   high spirits, lightness

2. elation, high spirits, lightnessnoun

   a feeling of joy and pride

   Antonyms:
   depression

   Synonyms:
   weightlessness, lightsomeness, high spirits, legerity, agility, light, nimbleness, lightness

How to use elation in a sentence?

1. Brahm Wachter:

   He had so much passion and if you really look around this exhibit, you’ll see this image that’s associated with him – grabbing his shirt, in kind of elation, and it’s become so iconic.

2. Jason Haag:

   There's always that sense of elation that comes with going home but then it goes away and you are left alone with your thoughts. You realize that you don't have your Marines watching your back and you're still having nightmares and you think to yourself 'Holy crap! Where's my gun?'.

3. Bob Goalby:

   The presentation ceremony was n’t what it could have been, i sat next to Roberto and did what I could to console him. There’s video of me patting him on the leg. I felt no elation, nothing like you ’d expect from winning the biggest tournament of your life. It was awkward. It was tragic for Roberto, but it was equally unfortunate for me.

4. Roma Downey:

   We approached the casting of the role cautiously, wanting to find an actor who could portray the right amount of compassion and humanity, juan Pablo Di Pace really is amazing. He brings such heart and soul to the series, and, I think, his relationship with the disciples is very evident -- first expressed through their heartache at the loss of him and then expressed through their elation at his resurrection and return to them.

5. R. A. Salvatore, Siege of Darkness:

   To any intelligent being, there is no emotion more important than hope. Individually or collectively, we must hope that the future will be better than the past, that our offspring, and theirs after them, will be a bit closer to an ideal society, whatever our perception of that might be... It is at those times when we feel we are contributing to that ultimate end... we feel true elation.

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