euphoria
[yoo-fawr-ee-uh, -fohr-]
- 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.
- Psychology. a feeling of happiness, confidence, or well-being sometimes exaggerated in pathological states as mania.
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Origin of euphoria
euphoric
[yoo-fawr-ik, -for-]
- intensely happy or confident: She was euphoric when she received the Oscar.
- Psychology. in a state of happy and confident well-being sometimes exaggerated in pathological states as mania.
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Origin of euphoric
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euphoria
- a feeling of great elation, esp when exaggerated
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Word Origin
C19: from Greek: good ability to endure, from eu- + pherein to bear
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Word Origin and History for euphorically
euphoria
n.
1727, a physician's term for "condition of feeling healthy and comfortable (especially when sick)," medical Latin, from Greek euphoria "power of enduring easily," from euphoros, literally "bearing well," from eu "well" (see eu-) + pherein "to carry" (see infer). Non-technical use, now the main one, dates to 1882 and is perhaps a reintroduction.
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euphoric
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
euphoria
(yōō-fôr′ē-ə)- A feeling of great happiness or well-being, commonly exaggerated and not necessarily well founded.
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