noun / verb
triumph
TRY-umf/ˈtraɪʌmf/
A great success or victory, or achieving one.
The climber raises her arms in triumph on the summit.
Etymology
Latin triumphus named both success and a ceremonial procession honoring a victorious commander. The modern sense preserves the achievement celebrated by that public honor.
In context
… though the very humility by the very shame that he suffers here becomes his triumph becomes his victory
More examples
- She triumphed over a difficult start.
- The successful launch was a triumph for the engineers.
- His patience finally triumphed over frustration.
Forms
triumph · triumphs · triumphed · triumphing
triumphant adjective — showing or having achieved victory