exhilaration

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ɪˌgzɪlɜrˈeɪʃən/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    A feeling of excitement, happiness, or elation; a state of being thrilled or invigorated.; The act or process of making someone feel lively, cheerful, or animated; the act of exhilarating.; A state of heightened mental or physical stimulation, often resulting from an activity or substance.; A feeling of lighthearted joy or giddiness, sometimes bordering on intoxication.

🔗 Details

Word forms

uncountable

Collocations

a sense of exhilarationa feeling of exhilarationpure exhilarationsheer exhilarationa rush of exhilaration

Derivatives

exhilarateexhilaratingexhilaratinglyexhilarated

Synonyms

elationeuphoriathrillexcitementinvigorationstimulation

Antonyms

depressionboredomlethargydullness

Commonly confused

exhalation
EN: 'Exhalation' is the act of breathing out; 'exhilaration' is a feeling of intense excitement and happiness.
exileration
EN: 'Exileration' is a common misspelling; the correct form is 'exhilaration' with an 'h' after 'ex'.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember the 'h' after 'ex' (ex-hilaration) and the root 'hilar-' (related to 'hilarious'). A common error is omitting the 'h' or writing 'exileration'.

💬 Examples

  1. She felt a rush of exhilaration as she reached the summit of the mountain.

  2. The exhilaration of the crowd by the performer's energy was palpable throughout the venue.

  3. The exhilaration he experienced after the roller coaster ride lasted for several minutes.

  4. There was a sense of exhilaration in the air as the team celebrated their unexpected victory.