euphoria
Americannoun
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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.
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Psychology. a feeling of happiness, confidence, or well-being sometimes exaggerated in pathological states as mania.
noun
Other Word Forms
- euphoric adjective
Etymology
Origin of euphoria
First recorded in 1880–85; from New Latin, from Greek euphoría “state of well-being”; eu-, -phore, -ia
Example Sentences
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There was some euphoria in there, too, but it was not the primary aspect.
From Slate • Mar. 15, 2026
But there is a natural euphoria about winning a game and about fans joining in.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026
It may be an especially important data point right now, when the stock market is about as expensive as it has ever been in relation to fundamentals, and signs of euphoria are visible all around.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026
Hausmann said the initial euphoria triggered by Maduro’s capture—when he was texting furiously with Venezuelan friends—dissipated when they realized full-scale change was still a ways off.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026
This was prolonged euphoria, better than the carrot the sluggers used to turn me into their trained monkey.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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