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
An unsigned Wall Street Journal column now attributed to Dow weighed customs data, coal prices and rail earnings against stock pickers’ penchant for euphoria.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
Much more worrying, though, is that the fund managers’ wild euphoria didn’t stop at gold and silver.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 3, 2026
Hazel tried to settle her stomach by thinking of pleasant things—the euphoria she’d felt last night when they’d won the war games, riding Hannibal into the enemy keep, Frank’s sudden transformation into a leader.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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