Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A feeling of great happiness or well-being.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In pathology: A disposition to bear pain well.
- noun The state of feeling well, especially when occurring in a diseased person. Also called
eupathia .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective a strong pleasant feeling of well-being or happiness; it is often caused by attainment of a desired goal or other incident of accomplishment, but may irrationally accompany a pathological manic state.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
excited state ofjoy , a good feeling, a state of intensehappiness .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a feeling of great (usually exaggerated) elation
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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But the euphoria is about one year, Dychtwald says, until ...
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The tidings of 'Change' which sent the nation in euphoria with the coming of Obama have evaporated.
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The most technically flawless jazz singer is not necessarily the best, but Holland's Fay Claassen's virtuosity comes with a kind of built-in euphoria that demolishes resistance.
Fay Claassen: Sing – Review Dave Gelly 2010
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This British dude just said the "f" word (he was bleeped, my ears were saved), and Danny Boyle's face is frozen in euphoria behind him.
Live-Blogging The Golden Globes With MTV News’ Jim Cantiello » MTV Movies Blog 2009
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Recognize when they are employing "magic"::: Peaked euphoria is the fuel of dysfunction and can help you identify these "open doors" in your life.
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Recognize when they are employing "magic"::: Peaked euphoria is the fuel of dysfunction and can help you identify these "open doors" in your life.
Saturday morning rant (story v language) lili 2008
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Recognize when they are employing "magic"::: Peaked euphoria is the fuel of dysfunction and can help you identify these "open doors" in your life.
Only The English are British Newmania 2008
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And -- though the author's description of crowd euphoria is appealing and not conservative or reactionary -- some people's euphoric impulses are dangerous to themselves and others.
Boing Boing 2008
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Recognize when they are employing "magic"::: Peaked euphoria is the fuel of dysfunction and can help you identify these "open doors" in your life.
Letter Two Newmania 2008
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Recognize when they are employing "magic"::: Peaked euphoria is the fuel of dysfunction and can help you identify these "open doors" in your life.
chained_bear commented on the word euphoria
Maybe he meant... euphoria?
September 17, 2009
reesetee commented on the word euphoria
Haha!
September 17, 2009
hernesheir commented on the word euphoria
"So we stand upon the ledges of our lives
With our respective similarities -
It's either sadness or euphoria." - Bill Joel "Summer, Highland Falls".
February 17, 2010