euphoria
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English
Etymology
From New Latin euphoria, from Ancient Greek εὐφορίᾱ (euphoríā), from εὔφορος (eúphoros, “bearing well”), from εὐ- (eu-, “well”) + φέρω (phérō, “to bear”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: yo͞o-fôr′-ē-ə, IPA(key): /juːˈfɔːɹi.ə/
Audio (US): (file) Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -ɔːɹiə
Noun
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.
- (LGBTQ) Ellipsis of gender euphoria.
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Translations
an excited state of joy
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Further reading
- “euphoria”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “euphoria”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.