noun

triumph

TREYE-uhmf

noun

A great success or victory after overcoming difficulty.

"Winning the championship was a personal triumph for the young athlete."

"The peace treaty was seen as a diplomatic triumph."

verb

To win or succeed, especially after a struggle; to celebrate that success.

"The underdog team triumphed in the final minute."

"Good ultimately triumphs over evil in the story."

How to Use Triumph

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA major win or success, or the act of achieving one.

Common pairings

a triumph over adversity triumph over personal triumph

triumphed past tense, triumphs plural, triumphs singular

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From Latin triumphus, "triumphal procession," ultimately from Ancient Greek thriambos — a doublet of "trump."