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triumphalism

triumphalism

3 8.5
A feeling of too much pride and being better than others after a win
  • noun
  • /traɪˈʌmfəˌlɪzəm/
translation icon : triunfalismo
  • The Twin Towers represented this symbol of American triumphalism, and that is reflected in the comic books and the popular culture.
  • American triumphalism

Examples

  • We do not miss the Church of "triumphalism," which viewed itself as superior to all and the source of all truth.

    Academic text (2014)
  • For a time in the early 1990s, (neo) liberal democratic triumphalism was the order of the day.

    Academic text (1998)
  • If nothing else, American Health Empire represented a sharp departure from the medical triumphalism of the previous decade.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The tone has been neither that of American triumphalism and exceptionalism nor one of American decline.

    Academic text (2012)
  • I love Stephen Fry, but he does buy into English-language triumphalism far too much.

    Blog text (5)
  • Americans will also have to accept that their triumphalism and disdain for international law are creating enemies everywhere, not just among Muslims.

    Academic text (2002)
  • The triumphalism faded and was replaced by disillusionment both with their principles and with their allies.

    Academic text (1993)
  • The European visitor to Washington now encounters American economic triumphalism mixed with contempt for Europe's sluggish growth and social protection.

    Academic text (1998)
  • It is instructive to compare Andres Pierre's triumphalism with Eduard's apocalyptic visions.

  • After their victory in the championship, the team's triumphalism was evident in their interviews, as they spoke about how they had outperformed all their rivals.

Synonyms

vanity
vstriumphalism
56 5.6

Extreme pride in how you look or what you can do

is pride expressed after a win, not only self admiration
smugness
vstriumphalism
9 5.7

Being too pleased with yourself in a way that annoys others

is pride and superiority felt specifically after a victory
superiority complex
vstriumphalism
2 7.2

Feeling that you are better than other people because you think highly of yourself

is a temporary post victory sense of superiority rather than a lasting complex
grandiosity
vstriumphalism
  • Specialized
1 7.9

Thinking that you are more important or powerful than others

is specific celebratory superiority felt after success, not broad self importance
vainglory
vstriumphalism
  • Literature
1 9.9

Too much pride in your successes or looks that makes you show off

focuses on triumph related pride and superiority after success
pridefulness
vstriumphalism
1 7.4

Feeling that you are much better than other people

is excess pride tied to achievement and feeling superior after success
conceitedness
vstriumphalism
7.4

Thinking you are much better or more important than other people

appears as proud superiority specifically triggered by winning or success
vainness
vstriumphalism
6.9

Being too proud of your appearance or abilities

is pride in superiority that follows a victory rather than general self pride

Antonyms

105 3.8

Being modest and not thinking you are better than other people

27 3.5

Not being proud or bragging about your abilities

How Proud

arrogance
133 4.8
triumphalism
3 8.5
boastfulness
1 5.4
pride
647 1.8
satisfaction
192 2.2

Surface Forms

triumphalism singular
triumphalisms plural

Morphology

triumphalism = triumphal (transparent) = triumph + al + ism

Formed by adding the productive nominal suffix '-ism' to 'triumphal', yielding an attitude or ideology related to triumph.

Etymology

The word triumphalism comes from triumph, a word for a great victory and the public parade that celebrated it, and the ending -ism, which means a 'belief' or 'attitude'. So, triumphalism is the showy pride or belief people feel after a win.