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Exhilaration is defined as a feeling of great happiness or excitement.

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When you win the lottery, this is an example of a time when you feel exhilaration.

See exhilaration in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the act of exhilarating
an exhilarated condition or feeling; liveliness; high spirits; stimulation

Origin: LL exhilaratio

See exhilaration in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

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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