euphoria

From New Latin euphoria, from Ancient Greek εὐφορίᾱ (euphoríā), from εὔφορος (eúphoros, “bearing well”), from εὐ- (eu-, “well”) + φέρω (phérō, “to bear”).

• enPR: yo͞o-fôr′-ē-ə, IPA^(key): /juːˈfɔːɹi.ə/

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• Rhymes: -ɔːɹiə

euphoria (countable and uncountable, plural euphorias)

1. An excited state of joy; a feeling of intense happiness.

   The runner was in (a state of) absolute euphoria after winning his first marathon.

2. (LGBT) Ellipsis of gender euphoria.

• dysphoria
• bad trip

• euphoria in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
• euphoria at OneLook Dictionary Search