exhilaration

[ ig-zil-uh-rey-shuhn ]

/ ɪgˌzɪl əˈreɪ ʃən /

exhilarated condition or feeling.

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

SYNONYMS FOR exhilaration

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.
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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
Then, from an undercurrent of exhilaration, it occurred to her that she had never laughed so in all these years.
Tiverton Tales|Alice Brown
Now that this plan of action was clearly outlined, he began to feel the exhilaration of the race.
Carry On!|Herbert Strang
There was an agreeable sense of buoyancy and exhilaration in the air.
Ainslee's magazine, Volume 16, No. 3, October, 1905|Various
I have never elsewhere experienced so cool and perfect an exhilaration,—physical exhilaration, that is.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 91, May, 1865|Various
And what is exhilaration in the dry tree may be sustained working keenness in the green.
International Language|Walter J. Clark

1620s, from Late Latin exhilarationem (nominative exhilaratio), noun of action from past participle stem of exhilarare (see exhilarate).