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Definition of triumphalist adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

triumphalist

adjective
 
/traɪˈʌmfəlɪst/
 
/traɪˈʌmfəlɪst/
(disapproving)
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  1. celebrating a victory or success in a way that is too proud and is intended to upset the people you have defeated
    • He warned that a triumphalist parade would be insensitive to the local people.
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