Difference between Exhilaration and Excitement

What is the difference between Exhilaration and Excitement?

Exhilaration as a noun is the act of enlivening the spirits; the act of making glad or cheerful; a gladdening. while Excitement as a noun is the state of being excited (emotionally aroused).

Exhilaration

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The act of enlivening the spirits; the act of making glad or cheerful; a gladdening. The state of being enlivened, cheerful or exhilarated.

Example sentence: The mystic purchases a moment of exhilaration with a lifetime of confusion; and the confusion is infectious and destructive. It is confusing and destructive to try and explain anything in terms of anything else, poetry in terms of psychology.

Excitement

Part of speech: noun

Definition: the state of being excited (emotionally aroused).something that excites.

Example sentence: A great teacher who is full of excitement and love for her students can make all the difference in their lives.

We hope you now know whether to use Exhilaration or Excitement in your sentence.

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