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glee

n. uncountable
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈɡɫi// UK //ɡlˈiː// glee

n. a feeling of great happiness and excitement. You often feel this when something good happens to you or when you see someone else fail.

n. a state of intense delight or exuberant joy. Often carries a connotation of triumph or malicious satisfaction at another's misfortune.


SIMPLE

She laughed with glee when she won the race.

CONTEXTUAL

The children shouted with glee as the first snow of the winter began to fall.

COMPLEX

The tabloid press reported on the politician's sudden downfall with a sense of ill-concealed glee, filling their front pages with embarrassing photographs.

Synonyms
Usage

Commonly follows the preposition 'with' to describe how an action is performed.

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