triumphalist
/traɪˈʌmfəlɪst/
adjective
- Showing or feeling great pride and satisfaction about a victory or success, especially in a way that seems arrogant or overly confident.
- Her triumphalist speech made it sound like she had single-handedly solved the problem.
- The team's triumphalist celebration after winning the championship annoyed the losing fans.
- Some critics found the movie's ending too triumphalist, as if it ignored the real struggles.
noun
- A person who expresses or feels great pride and satisfaction about a victory or success, often in an arrogant or overly confident way.
- He was a triumphalist who never missed a chance to remind others of his team's record.
- The politician was accused of being a triumphalist, always boasting about his achievements.
- As a triumphalist, she could not understand why others were not as excited about the project's success.