exhilaration

[ ig-zil-uh-rey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. exhilarated condition or feeling.

  2. the act of exhilarating.

Origin of exhilaration

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

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