-exhilaration that some particular evil is now a former evil
-great happiness elicited by the use of the word former in the above situation
The wait for January 20th was full of optimism, but not without apprehension. It’s finally over, and the formerlation I feel every time I hear or read “former POTUS” renews my hope that we will heal.
great happiness felt when something that never should have been is preceded by the word former
The wait for January 20th was full of optimism tainted by apprehension. Now that the pivotal day has come and gone, I am filled with formerlation every time I encounter the phrase “former POTUS.”