What does jubilation mean?
Word: Jubilation
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Jubilation means a feeling of great happiness, usually shared by many people, because of a success.
Synonyms: joy, delight, elation, triumph
Antonyms: sorrow, despair, dejection
Word origin: Comes from Latin jubilatio, from jubilare, 'to shout for joy'.
How do you spell jubilation?
Syllables: ju - bi - la - tion
Tricky part: After jub comes i, not a: ju-bi-la-tion. Many write jubalation.
Watch out for: jubalation, jubliation
Memory tip: The first three vowels run u, i, a: ju-bi-la, like the opening notes of a happy song.
Jubilation in a sentence
Example 1: There was jubilation in the streets when India won the World Cup.
Example 2: The students greeted the news of an extra holiday with jubilation.
Example 3: Her jubilation turned to worry when she saw who she would face in the next round.
Fun Fact
A silver jubilee marks 25 years and a golden jubilee 50 years, often of a reign or of the founding of a school.
Practise the CREST Way
Spellacadabra
Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:
jubila____
a) tion
b) sion
c) cion
d) shun
Show answer
a) tion. The shun sound at the end is spelt tion, as in celebration.
Word Champ
Choose the correct word for the blank:
When the results were read out and our school had won the quiz, there was ________ in the hall.
a) consolation
b) desolation
c) exasperation
d) jubilation
Show answer
d) jubilation. Consolation comforts a loser and desolation is deep loneliness; a hall cheering a win is full of jubilation.
Word Puzzle
Match the words with the correct options:
1. jubilation 2. remorse 3. tranquillity a. glee b. calm c. regret
a) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c
b) 1-a, 2-c, 3-b
c) 1-c, 2-a, 3-b
d) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a
Show answer
b) 1-a, 2-c, 3-b. Jubilation is glee, remorse is regret, and tranquillity is calm.
Spell Spies
Choose the pair which has a spelling error:
a) elegant : elegance
b) vacant : vacancey
c) hesitant : hesitation
d) jubilant : jubilation
Show answer
b) vacant : vacancey. Vacancy ends in cy, with no e before the y.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which event would bring jubilation to a whole town?
a) a power cut during the festival
b) a last-ball win in the state final
c) a week of heavy traffic jams
d) a delay in the exam results
Show answer
b) a last-ball win in the state final
2. Which word best describes a crowd filled with jubilation?
a) exhausted
b) overjoyed
c) worried
d) impatient
Show answer
b) overjoyed
