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exhilaration

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ex·hil·a·ra·tion  (g-zl-rshn)
n.
The state of being stimulated, refreshed, or elated: "Few Yosemite visitors ever see snow avalanches and fewer still know the exhilaration of riding on them" (John Muir).
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Noun1.exhilarationexhilaration - the feeling of lively and cheerful joy; "he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed"
excitement
joy, joyfulness, joyousness - the emotion of great happiness
thrill, kick, boot, bang, flush, rush, charge - the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks"
intoxication - excitement and elation beyond the bounds of sobriety; "the intoxication of wealth and power"
titillation - a tingling feeling of excitement (as from teasing or tickling)
exhilaration
noun excitement, delight, joy, happiness, animation, high spirits, elation, mirth, gaiety, hilarity, exaltation, cheerfulness, vivacity, liveliness, gladness, joyfulness, sprightliness, gleefulness << OPPOSITE depression
Translations
exhilaration [ɪgzɪləˈreɪʃən] n → júbilo
exhilaration [ɪgzɪləˈreɪʃən] n → euphorie f, ivresse f
exhilaration [ɪgzɪləˈreɪʃən] n → Hochgefühl nt
exhilaration [ɪgzɪləˈreɪʃən] n → esaltazione f; ebbrezza
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No, that is probably not true; one thinks he would not look if he knew what was coming, but the interest and the excitement are so powerful that they would doubtless conquer all other feelings; and so, under the fierce exhilaration of the clashing steel, he would yield and look after all.
A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
Notwithstanding this accidental introduction to one of the nicest distinctions of good society, and the general exhilaration that prevailed in our party, I was far from being perfectly happy.
Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
) into a stillness, a pause of all life, that had nothing to do with the more or less noise that at the moment we might be engaged in making and that I could hear through any deepened exhilaration or quickened recitation or louder strum of the piano.
Turn Of The Screw by James, Henry View in context
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