euphoria
An excited state of joyAn excited state of joy; a feeling of intense happiness.
» The symptoms include evasiveness and euphoria.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)An excited state of joy; a feeling of intense happiness.
The runner was in (a state of) absolute euphoria after winning his first marathon.
Euphorie, Hochgefühl, Glücksgefühl
эйфори́яejforíja, ра́достное настрое́ниеrádostnoje nastrojénije, припо́днятое состоя́ниеpripódnjatoje sostojánije
ейфорі́яejforíja
- a feeling of great (usually exaggerated) elation
Examples
4 sentencesThe symptoms include evasiveness and euphoria.
After the war, the entire country went through a period of euphoria.
The euphoria of victory does not blind us to the realities of the moment.
You get a feeling of euphoria upon completing a hike of the Appalachian Trail.
Translations
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Origin
From New Latin euphoria, from Ancient Greek εὐφορίᾱ (euphoríā), from εὔφορος (eúphoros, “bFrom New Latin euphoria, from Ancient Greek εὐφορίᾱ (euphoríā), from εὔφορος (eúphoros, “bearing well”), from εὐ- (eu-, “well”) + φέρω (phérō, “to bear”).
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Forms
plural: euphoriasSynonyms
1 synonyms- a feeling of great (usually exaggerated) elation:euphory
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
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