euphoria
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From 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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Noun[edit]
euphoria (countable and uncountable, plural euphorias)
- An excited state of joy; a feeling of intense happiness.
- The runner was in (a state of) absolute euphoria after winning his first marathon.
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Translations[edit]
an excited state of joy
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Further reading[edit]
- “euphoria”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “euphoria”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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