euphoria

Language: en

🇺🇸 /juːˈfɔriːə/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    A feeling or state of intense excitement, happiness, and well-being, often disproportionate to the cause.; A medically induced or drug-induced state of exaggerated well-being and elation, often associated with the use of narcotics or certain psychiatric conditions.

🔗 Details

Word forms

uncountable

Collocations

sense of euphoriafeeling of euphoriawave of euphoriastate of euphoriaeuphoria of victorymarket euphoria

Derivatives

euphoriceuphoricallydysphoriadysphoric

Synonyms

elationecstasyblissjubilationraptureexhilaration

Antonyms

dysphoriamiserydespairdepression

Commonly confused

euphony
EN: 'Euphony' refers to pleasant-sounding quality of words or music; 'euphoria' refers to an intense feeling of happiness or well-being.
euphoric
EN: 'Euphoric' is the adjective form meaning feeling or showing euphoria; 'euphoria' is the noun naming the state itself.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember the 'ph' for the /f/ sound and the Greek-derived ending '-ia' (not '-ea' or '-a' alone). The prefix is 'eu-' (meaning 'good'), not 'eu-' confused with 'euph-'.

💬 Examples

  1. The team was filled with euphoria after winning the championship.

  2. The patient experienced a brief period of euphoria following the administration of morphine.