triumphalism
noun [U] /traɪˈʌm.fəl.ɪ.zəm/ disapprovingDefinition
› an unpleasant show of pleasure and satisfaction because you have won or done better than someone: There wasn't a hint of triumphalism in her acceptance speech at the awards ceremony.Satisfied and complacentShowing arrogance and conceitConfidence and self-assuranceWinning and defeatingScoring, winning and losing in sport triumphalist /-ɪst/ adjective, noun [C] › a triumphalist victory paradeWinning and defeatingScoring, winning and losing in sport
(Definition of triumphalism noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- annihilate verb
- bank verb (MONEY)
- be one in the eye for sb idiom
- beat sb at their own game idiom
- beat sb hollow idiom
- hammering noun (DEFEAT)
- move/go in for the kill idiom
- near thing noun
- outclass verb
- outmanoeuvre verb
- outpace verb
- rout noun
- rout verb
- triumphal adjective
- triumphant adjective
- trounce verb
- trouncing noun
- trouser verb
- trump verb
- vanquish verb
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Winning and defeating
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