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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You too would be more than euphoric if your film landed in the year’s box office top 10 and set the all-time record for most Oscar nominations.
From Los Angeles Times
When he signed with Seattle, the reaction wasn’t euphoric.
X, formerly Twitter, shareholders are the ones who should be positively euphoric about recent developments.
From Barron's
Last season's euphoric FA Cup triumph seems a distant memory; the club's spiral towards the relegation zone is in stark contrast to the jubilation of nine months ago.
From BBC
He warned, however, that “the price trend has become extremely unstable and euphoric.”
From MarketWatch
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