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euphoria - 6 dictionary results

eu⋅pho⋅ri⋅a

[yoo-fawr-ee-uh, -fohr-]
–noun Psychology.
a feeling of happiness, confidence, or well-being sometimes exaggerated in pathological states as mania.

Origin:
1880–85; < NL < Gk euphoría state of well-being. See eu-, -phore, -ia


eu⋅phor⋅ic [yoo-fawr-ik, -for-] , adjective
eu·pho·ri·a   (yōō-fôr'ē-ə, -fōr'-)   
n.  A feeling of great happiness or well-being.

[New Latin, from Greek, from euphoros, healthy : eu-, eu- + pherein, to bear; see bher-1 in Indo-European roots.]
eu·phor'ic (-fôr'ĭk, -fŏr'-) adj., eu·phor'i·cal·ly adv.

euphoria 
1727, a physician's term for "condition of feeling healthy and comfortable (especially when sick)," from Gk. euphoria "power of bearing easily, fertility," from euphoros, lit. "bearing well," from eu- "well" + pherein "to carry" (see infer). Non-technical use, now the main one, dates to 1882.
Language Translation for : euphoria
Spanish: euforia,
German: die Euphorie,
Japanese: 陶酔

Main Entry: eu·pho·ria
Pronunciation: yu-'fOr-E-&, -'for-
Function: noun
: a feeling of well-being or elation; especially : one that is groundless, disproportionate to its cause, or inappropriate to one's life situation —compare DYSPHORIAeu·phor·ic /-'for-ik, -'fär-/ adjectiveeu·phor·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb

euphoria eu·pho·ri·a (y&oomacr;-fôr'ē-ə)
n.
A feeling of great happiness or well-being, commonly exaggerated and not necessarily well founded.

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