triumph

Universal Words noun, verb noun 1 [C,U] ~ (over sb/sth) a great success, achievement or victory: one of the greatest triumphs of modern science * It was a personal triumph over her old rival. 2 [U] the feeling of great satisfaction or joy that you get from a great success or victory: a cry / glance / smile of triumph * The winning team returned home in triumph. * 'I've done it,' she thought with a sweet sense of triumph. 3 [sing.] a ~ (of sth) an excellent example of how successful sth can be: Her arrest was a triumph of international cooperation. verb [V] ~ (over sb/sth) to defeat sb/sth; to be successful: As is usual in this kind of movie, good triumphs over evil in the end. * France triumphed 30 in the final. \