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euphoria

[ yoo-fawr-ee-uh ]

noun

  1. 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.

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


euphoria

/ juËˈfÉ’rɪk; juËˈfÉ”Ërɪə /

noun

  1. a feeling of great elation, esp when exaggerated
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • euphoric, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±ð³Ü·±è³ó´Ç°ù·¾±³¦ [yoo-, fawr, -ik, -, for, -], adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of euphoria1

First recorded in 1880–85; from New Latin, from Greek ±ð³Ü±è³ó´Ç°ùí²¹ “state of well-beingâ€; eu-, -phore, -ia
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of euphoria1

C19: from Greek: good ability to endure, from eu- + pherein to bear
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His implication that “euphoric markets†invariably produce financial crises, however, is questionable — markets can sustain their euphoria for years without provoking anything like a crisis.

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Its effects, including a languid euphoria with light hallucinations, were quickly noted.

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The active ingredient in Rush and other poppers is alkyl nitrite, a chemical that instantly dilates blood vessels when inhaled, producing a brief but intense feeling of euphoria.

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One tongue-in-cheek review reads: "Although it can be slightly annoying to be stuck at these lights, the pure joy and euphoria you feel when the light is green is out of this world."

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It opens with a gently strummed mandolin, and a story about the terror and euphoria of being so partied-out you can't remember the night before.

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