euphoria

[ yoo-fawr-ee-uh, -fohr- ]

/ yuˈfɔr i ə, -ˈfoʊr- /

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noun

a state of intense happiness and self-confidence: She was flooded with euphoria as she went to the podium to receive her Student Research Award.

Psychology. a feeling of happiness, confidence, or well-being sometimes exaggerated in pathological states as mania.

Origin of euphoria

1880–85; < New Latin < Greek euphoría state of well-being. See eu-, -phore, -ia

OTHER WORDS FROM euphoria

eu·phor·ic

[yoo-fawr-ik, -for-] /yuˈfɔr ɪk, -ˈfɒr-/, adjective eu·phor·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby euphoria

euphony, euphorbia, euphorbia pilulifera, euphorbiaceous, euphoretic, euphoria, euphoriant, euphoric, euphorigenic, euphotic, euphotic zone

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“She was tireless and often seemed in a state of euphoria,” Pausini told police, according to the documents.

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But her euphoria evaporates when she realizes he is simply trying to pretend she is a man.

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Flooding your brain with dopamine and serotonin, it not only heightens feelings of euphoria, but empathy and love as well.

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She says she wanted to create a place where people could receive the "euphoria" that comes from beautification and pampering.

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“Many trans women describe a feeling of comfort, of euphoria, and a feeling of being more confident with themselves,” he said.

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When he had awakened, it had been with the euphoria all gone and with his present hangover.

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It was against the law for dozy-pills to produce a sensation of euphoria, of well-being.

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It seems to be one form of the random activity that goes with euphoria.

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There is no metaphysical hair-splitting in An Enemy of the People, nor sentimental talk about euphoria and going happily to death.

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By some of the earlier botanical works the litchi is placed either in the genus Dimocarpus or Euphoria.

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British Dictionary definitions for euphoria

euphoria

/ (juːˈfɔːrɪə) /

noun

a feeling of great elation, esp when exaggerated

Derived forms of euphoria

euphoric (juːˈfɒrɪk), adjective

Word Origin for euphoria

C19: from Greek: good ability to endure, from eu- + pherein to bear

Medical definitions for euphoria

euphoria

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n.

A feeling of great happiness or well-being, commonly exaggerated and not necessarily well founded.

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