elated

C2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings
US /ɪˈleɪtɪd/
adj verb Freq #28579

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Extremely happy and excited

    She was elated when she heard she had passed the exam.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · extremely happy and excited ecstaticeuphoricoverjoyedjubilant
Opposites
displeaseddissatisfied

Etymology

Latin elatus (“raised”).

*telh₂- (bear) Proto-Indo-European
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Topics

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