euphoric
Americanadjective
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feeling or generating intense happiness, confidence, and a sense of well-being.
I’ve experienced both crushing defeat and euphoric victory.
She was euphoric when she received the Oscar.
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Psychiatry. relating to or experiencing a pathologically exaggerated feeling of happiness, confidence, or energy.
During a manic phase, people with bipolar disorder are usually euphoric and believe they can accomplish anything.
Other Word Forms
- euphorically adverb
Etymology
Origin of euphoric
Example Sentences
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Investors were euphoric early on Wednesday after President Donald Trump’s announcement Tuesday night of a two-week cease-fire between the U.S.,
From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026
In Tehran, euphoric opponents of the regime cheered and whistled as honking cars passed by.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
After 56 minutes the Murrayfield crowd, still euphoric after Huw Jones' second try, were halfway through a rendition of Flower of Scotland, when Rory Darge pilfered a turnover inside his own 22m.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026
"We've been on this for months and months, for years," a euphoric Quentin Le Guillous, head of a French young farmers group, told AFP outside the EU parliament.
From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026
It was like waking up from a euphoric dream.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
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