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Misspelling of "ebullient" :
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e·bul·lient (ĭ-bo͝ol′yənt, ĭ-bŭl′-)
adj.
1. Zestfully enthusiastic.
2. Boiling or seeming to boil; bubbling.
Latin ēbulliēns, ēbullient-, present participle of ēbullīre, to bubble up : ē-, ex-, up, out; see ex- + bullīre, to bubble, boil.
e·bul′lient·ly adv.
Usage Note: Traditionally, ebullient is pronounced (ĭ-bŭl′yənt), with a short u in the second syllable, as in gull. This is apparently still the preferred pronunciation in British English. In American English, the pronunciation (ĭ-bo͝ol′yənt), with the second syllable like bull, is now equally common.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
ebullient (ɪˈbʌljənt; ɪˈbʊl-)
adj
1. overflowing with enthusiasm or excitement; exuberant
2. boiling
C16: from Latin ēbullīre to bubble forth, be boisterous, from bullīre to boil1
eˈbullience, eˈbulliency n
eˈbulliently adv
Collins English Dictionary)

adj.
1. overflowing with enthusiasm, excitement, or vivacity; high-spirited; exuberant.
2. bubbling up like a boiling liquid.
e•bul′lience, e•bul′lien•cy, n.
e•bul′lient•ly, adv.
Her ebulent (ebullient) nature was unstoppable.
ebulent by Halvaard August 4, 2018

bullientation 

Bullientation basically means the energy of a fat bully
"The bullientation coming from lani is astounding!"
bullientation by deoxicide December 30, 2020

Paradoxical ebullience 

Paradoxical ebullience is the unfounded belief in Black progress in the face of socioeconomic counterevidence. The gap between Black relative socioeconomic position and their racial attitudes. The thesis of paradoxical ebullience argues that Blacks’ understanding of Black group interests, including their worsening socioeconomic position, has shifted those interests from the collective to the individual, and the method to achieve those interests has shifted from protest politics to electoral politics. Additionally, paradoxical ebullience supposes that these trends have political ramifications for Blacks that lead to negative economic consequences. In short, attitudes that are incongruent with Blacks’ reality limit their collective political will to address their worsening economic position and jeopardize policies that provide economic benefits for Blacks.
BIPOC who are excessively optimistic about the future in the face of racial and other forms of oppression suffer from paradoxical ebullience.
A mood of terminal cheerfulness.
Mike was so ebollient, we all abandoned him for his own safety.
Ebollient by JedAshbury June 9, 2020

Embulliment 

The repeated abuse of the internal organs by another person.
I was embullied by my grandma when I got second hand smoking. My grandma committed embulliment against me.
Embulliment by Jombiotte Jones April 29, 2023
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