Nikhedonia

The excitement or pleasure that comes from anticipating victory or success.

Reference:

Moran, S. (2019). Street philosopher: Goading gladiators. Philosophy Now, 134, 50-51.

Moran, S. (2013, March). Hope as Pedagogical Virtue in PhD Supervision. In the Proceedings of the 5th Conference of Hope: Probing Boundaries. https://doi.org/10.1163/9781848882591_003