overjoy

[ oh-ver-joi ]

verb (used with object)

1. to cause to feel great joy or delight; elate:

   It overjoys me to hear of your good fortune. I was overjoyed at her safe arrival.

overjoy

/ ˌəʊvəˈdʒɔɪ /

verb

1. tr to give great delight to

Other Words From

• over·joyed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of overjoy¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; over-, joy

Example Sentences

Chrissy Sebald, a soccer coach and foster parent, was overjoyed last year with the district’s decision to give a free meal to all students.

From Washington Post

HBCU advocates were overjoyed not only at the amount of money but at the vote of confidence in their work.

From Washington Post

I have had the Honour to be known to that Prelate a long time, and was overjoy'd at the opportunity of paying my respects to him.

From Project Gutenberg

I was overjoy'd to be of this Party, because I had never yet travell'd this Way.

From Project Gutenberg

We were overjoy'd at this Deliverance, which we had Reason to think a happy one.

From Project Gutenberg

His overjoy at obtaining liberty, after so long a struggle for it, led to his excesses and his ruin.

From Project Gutenberg

Well—I am strangely overjoy'd at his coming—never to be sure was anything so damn'd unlucky!

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