Definition

1. Noun:

   • A great victory or achievement: A triumph is a significant success, especially one gained through effort or skill.
   • The state of being victorious or successful: It can refer to the feeling or fact of having won or succeeded.
   • A highly successful example: Something that is an outstanding example of success.

2. Verb:

   • To achieve a great victory or success: To win a notable success or to be victorious.
   • To rejoice or exult because of victory or success: To express great joy or jubilation over an achievement.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:

  • Winning the championship was the greatest triumph of her career.
  • The new vaccine is a triumph of modern science.
  • He could not hide his triumph after solving the complex puzzle.

• Verb:

  • The team triumphed in the final match.
  • Good will always triumph over evil in these classic stories.
  • She triumphed against all the odds to build a successful business.

Advanced Usage

• "In triumph": With a feeling of great joy and pride because of victory or success.

  • The winning team marched off the field in triumph.

• "A triumph of something over something": A situation where one thing (like an idea or quality) successfully defeats or overcomes another.

  • The election result was seen as a triumph of hope over fear.

Variants and Related Words

• Triumphal (adj): Relating to or used to celebrate a triumph.

  • A triumphal arch was built to celebrate the victory.

• Triumphant (adj): Having achieved a great victory or success; feeling or expressing jubilation after a victory.

  • The triumphant athletes waved to the crowd.

• Triumphalism (n): Excessive exultation over one's success or achievements, especially when it involves gloating over a defeated rival.

Synonyms

• Victory: An act of defeating an enemy or opponent.
• Success: The accomplishment of an aim or purpose.
• Conquest: The act of conquering a place or people.
• Jubilation: A feeling of great happiness and triumph.

Related Phrasal Verbs / Constructions

• Triumph over: To defeat someone or something completely; to overcome a significant challenge or opponent.
  • She triumphed over her illness and returned to work.

Related Idioms

• A triumph of hope over experience: Used to describe a situation where someone does something again, hoping for a good result, despite previous failures.

  • Getting married for a fourth time was a triumph of hope over experience.

• To crow in triumph: To express one's victory or success in a loud, boastful, and often annoying way.

  • He couldn't resist crowing in triumph when his prediction came true.

Noun

1. the exultation of victory
2. a successful ending of a struggle or contest
   • a narrow victory
   • the general always gets credit for his army's victory
   • clinched a victory
   • convincing victory
   • the agreement was a triumph for common sense

Verb

1. to express great joy
   • Who cannot exult in Spring?
2. dwell on with satisfaction
3. be ecstatic with joy
4. prove superior
   • The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight