exhilaration
exhilaration — noun
1. a very strong feeling of happiness and excitement, often one that makes you feel
a very strong feeling of happiness and excitement, often one that makes you feel full of energy and completely alive
Sofia felt a rush of exhilaration crossing the finish line of her first marathon.
rush of exhilaration (collocation)
The children laughed with pure exhilaration as they raced their sleds down the snowy hill.
pure exhilaration (adjective + noun collocation)
Kenji could not hide his exhilaration when the professor accepted his research paper for publication.
Wild exhilaration swept through the climbing team as they finally stood on the mountain summit.
Amara remembers the exhilaration of riding a bike without training wheels for the first time.
- thrill
a sudden sharp feeling of excitement, often shorter-lived than exhilaration
- elation
focuses on happiness from success; less about physical energy than exhilaration
- euphoria
an even stronger, sometimes extreme, feeling of happiness that may feel unreal or temporary
- joy
a more general, less intense feeling of happiness; not specific to thrilling or energizing experiences
- depression
a state of deep sadness and low energy, opposite of exhilaration
- weariness
a feeling of tiredness that is the opposite of the energetic charge in exhilaration
文法句型
in/with exhilaration
feel/experience exhilaration
用法筆記
An uncountable noun. Common in contexts of achievement, physical adventure, or sudden joyful events. Frequently used with adjectives such as pure, wild, or sheer to emphasize intensity.