exhilaration

[ ig-zil-uh-rey-shuhn ]

/ ɪgˌzɪl əˈreɪ ʃən /

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noun

exhilarated condition or feeling.

the act of exhilarating.

OTHER WORDS FOR exhilaration

1 animation, joyousness, jollity, hilarity.

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Origin of exhilaration

First recorded in 1615–25, exhilaration is from the Late Latin word exhilarātiōn- (stem of exhilarātiō). See exhilarate, -ion

Words nearby exhilaration

exhibitor, exhibitory, exhilarant, exhilarate, exhilarating, exhilaration, exhilarative, exhort, exhortation, exhortative, exhume

How to use exhilaration in a sentence

The withdrawal after the exhilaration of competing, no matter the outcome, is a mental crash that can hit athletes hard.
How Olympians Are Fighting to Put Athletes' Mental Health First|Alice Park|July 22, 2021|Time
Visit Albuquerque welcomes you to experience exhilaration in the natural beauty of the Southwest.
72 Hours in Albuquerque|kklein|July 6, 2021|Outside Online
When Kai and I return, Christina has a glow familiar to anyone who has ever been smitten by trail riding, a buzz of accomplishment, exhilaration and wanting more.
In Roanoke, Va., discovering a gateway to outdoor adventure|John Briley|June 4, 2021|Washington Post
It’s a moment of gentle exhilaration that rail riders around the globe have been missing for more than a year.
Lose yourself in the hypnotic allure of YouTube’s ‘cab ride’ train-travel videos|Mark Jenkins|April 1, 2021|Washington Post

On the Zoom screens of the pandemic, I found the exhilaration of new connections.
The Pandemic Made Us Strangers to Ourselves. Will We Have Learned Anything When It's Over?|Sherry Turkle|March 16, 2021|Time
The exhilaration is short-lived, though, because Carey basically blue balls us.
‘Me. I Am Mariah…The Elusive Chanteuse’ Review: We. We Are Underwhelmed|Kevin Fallon|May 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sorry, I need to have the exhilaration to enjoy it with someone else (and about 450,000 on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook).
Binge Watching is Lame and Lonely|Roland S. Martin|February 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As Explorer Gene makes clear, whether inherited or learned, a taste for the exhilaration of discovery is a hard thing to shake.
This Week’s Hot Reads: Dec. 2, 2013|Mythili Rao and Thomas Flynn, Mythili Rao, Thomas Flynn|December 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
As we walked, my nerves melted and a sense of exhilaration took over.
Walking With Wildebeests: Exploring the Serengeti on Foot|Joanna Eede|July 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It opens in the middle of a battlefield sequence—the only one depicted in the film—but the exhilaration is fleeting.
Is Steven Spielberg’s Historical Epic, ‘Lincoln,’ Really That Great? |Marlow Stern|November 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
This glow of feeling and exhilaration gave a new impress of sweetness and fascination to her beauty.
Madame Roland, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott
Who shall sing in lyrical language the exhilaration of such splendid men's work?
The Underworld|James C. Welsh
At the words the flaming exhilaration of the man's face vanished and his eyes took on a poignant, distant look.
You Never Know Your Luck, Complete|Gilbert Parker
Stopping once more to cut wires and tear up the track, we felt a thrill of exhilaration to which we had long been strangers.
Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes of the Civil War|Various
Presently the set concluded; and the next moment he was at my side in a high state of exhilaration, mopping and breathless.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 67, Number 414, April, 1850|Various

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