euphoria
noun/juːˈfɔːriə/
/juːˈfɔːriə/
[uncountable]- an extremely strong feeling of happiness and excitement that usually lasts only a short time
- I was in a state of euphoria all day.
- Euphoria soon gave way to despair.
- The government’s current euphoria over the exchange rate is unlikely to last.
Extra Examples- The news sparked a wave of euphoria across the country.
- These substances produce euphoria when taken in small doses.
- the euphoria of victory
- the euphoria we all felt when they were finally defeated
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- early
- initial
- general
- …
- wave
- feel
- induce
- produce
- …
- evaporate
- fade
- euphoria about
- euphoria of
- euphoria over
- …
- a feeling of euphoria
- a state of euphoria
Word Originlate 17th cent. (denoting ‘well-being produced in a sick person by the use of drugs’): modern Latin, from Greek, from euphoros ‘borne well, healthy’, from eu ‘well’ + pherein ‘to bear’.Want to learn more?
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