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

/ juːˈfɒrɪk, juːˈfɔːrɪə /

noun

1. a feeling of great elation, esp when exaggerated

Other Word Forms

• euphoric adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of euphoria¹

First recorded in 1880–85; from New Latin, from Greek euphoría “state of well-being”; eu-, -phore, -ia

Word History and Origins

Origin of euphoria¹

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

Example Sentences

After three years of breakneck growth and soaring valuations, the AI industry enters 2026 with some of the euphoria giving way to tough questions.

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The fact that investors are looking closely at these elements is perhaps indicative of how the attitude on Wall Street has shifted from euphoria to vigilance.

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“A lot of very positive outcomes were priced in before the past week, and there is potential for some of that euphoria to continue to fade,” he said.

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So when the euphoria dies down, there are still plenty of tough times ahead.

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Markets have swung from euphoria to fright in the space of barely a week but it’s not clear that the fundamental dynamics of the U.S. economy or corporate profits have altered all that much.

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Related Words

• elation 
• exhilaration 
• frenzy 
• glee 
• joy 
• jubilation 
• relaxation