eu·phor·ic

[yoo-fawr-ik, -for-]
adjective
1.
intensely happy or confident: She was euphoric when she received the Oscar.
2.
Psychology. in a state of happy and confident well-being sometimes exaggerated in pathological states as mania.
Origin:
euphor(ia) + -ic

Related forms
eu·phor·i·cal·ly, adverb
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euphoria (juːˈfɔːrɪə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
a feeling of great elation, esp when exaggerated
 
[C19: from Greek: good ability to endure, from eu- + pherein to bear]
 
euphoric
 
—adj

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Word Origin & History

euphoric
1888, from euphoria + -ic. The noun meaning "a drug which causes euphoria" is from 1934.
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Example sentences
The market response was euphoric.
The event was packed with euphoric entrepreneurs toasting their grand plans.
If you get it done, you get that euphoric feeling of Victory.
In a boom, it's what the most euphoric buyer will pay.
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