euphoria

eu·pho·ria

noun \yü-ˈfȯr-ē-ə\

Definition of EUPHORIA

: a feeling of well-being or elation

— eu·phor·ic \-ˈfȯr-ik, -ˈfär-\ adjective

— eu·phor·i·cal·ly \-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Examples of EUPHORIA

1. The initial euphoria following their victory in the election has now subsided.
2. The drug produces intense feelings of euphoria.

Origin of EUPHORIA

New Latin, from Greek, from euphoros healthy, from eu- + pherein to bear — more at bear

First Known Use: circa 1751

Related to EUPHORIA

Synonyms

cloud nine, elatedness, elation, ecstasy, exhilaration, heaven, high, intoxication, paradise, rapture, rhapsody, seventh heaven, swoon, transport

Antonyms

depression

Related Words

exaltation; blessedness, bliss, blissfulness, delight, enchantment, felicity, gladness, happiness, joy, joyfulness, joyousness, pleasure; reverie, trance; inspiration; fervor, frenzy, madness, passion; cheer, cheerfulness, exuberance, gaiety (also gayety), glee, gleefulness, jubilance, jubilation, lightheartedness

Near Antonyms

misery, sadness, unhappiness, woe, wretchedness; blues, dejection, desolation, despair, despondency, disconsolateness, disheartenment, dispiritedness, doldrums, downheartedness, dreariness, dumps, forlornness, gloom, gloominess, heartsickness, melancholy, mopes

Other Psychology Terms

fetish, hypochondria, intelligence, mania, narcissism, neurosis, pathological, psychosis, schadenfreude, subliminal

Rhymes with EUPHORIA

aporia, centaurea, dysphoria, Peoria, Pretoria, victoria, Vitoria

eu·pho·ria

noun \yu̇-ˈfōr-ē-ə, -ˈfȯr-\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of EUPHORIA

: a feeling of well-being or elation; especially : one that is groundless, disproportionate to its cause, or inappropriate to one's life situation—compare dysphoria

—eu·phor·ic \-ˈfȯr-ik, -ˈfär-\ adjective

—eu·phor·i·cal·ly \-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb