exhilaration
/ɪɡzɪləˈreɪʃ(ə)n
/ /ɛɡzɪləˈreɪʃ(ə)n/noun [mass noun]
A feeling of excitement, happiness, or elation: they felt the exhilaration of victory...
- I laughed out loud in sheer pleasure, feeling the exhilaration of the contest rush through me.
- At other times, a sense of anticipation - not unlike at pop festivals - helped create a feeling of exhilaration.
- Cannes' toned-down exhilaration was because cinema was less electrifying than it had been in many years.
Synonyms
elation, euphoria, exultation, exaltation, joy, happiness, delight, joyousness, jubilation, rapture, ecstasy, bliss, rhapsody;
excitement, intoxication, invigoration, ebullience, high spirits, glee, gleefulness, gaiety, animation, revitalization