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   euphoria

   /juːˈfɔːrɪə/

   noun

   • 1. a feeling or state of intense excitement and happiness: "in his euphoria, he had become convinced he could defeat them"

   Word Origin late 17th century (denoting well-being produced in a sick person by the use of drugs): modern Latin, from Greek, from euphoros ‘borne well, healthy’, from eu ‘well’ + pherein ‘to bear’.

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   Is Euphoria a medical term?

   • Health and happiness are often linked, sometimes even in etymologies. Nowadays euphoria generally refers to happiness, but it derives from euphoros, a Greek word that means "healthy." Given that root, it's not surprising that in its original English uses euphoria was a medical term.

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   What is drug euphoria?

   • It began an era of euphoria and excitement. After all, the patient's experiential condition is tolerable if not actually pleasant, and drug euphoria eliminates competency. Physicians may create euphoria with opiates in a patient who is seriously ill but not moribund.

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   What is a state of euphoria?

   • state of euphoria They were in a state of euphoria for days after they won the prize. The drug produces a feeling of euphoria. After the initial euphoria at getting the contract wore off, we realized how much work we had to do. Euphoria turned to dismay when colleagues began to suspect his experimental results were faked.

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   Where did euphoria come from?

   • The earliest use of euphoria was to describe the relief provided by a medical procedure. The word was borrowed from New Latin, from the Greek word meaning "ability to bear easily, fertility," from euphoros "healthy," from the prefix eu- "good, well" plus pherein "to bear." "Euphoria."

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   What does euphoria mean in the 21st century?

   • In the 21st century, euphoria is generally defined as a state of great happiness, well-being and excitement, which may be normal, or abnormal and inappropriate when associated with psychoactive drugs, manic states, or brain disease or injury.

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   Euphoria is a noun that means a feeling of well-being or elation, often caused by a drug, an illness, or a positive event. Learn about its synonyms, etymology, examples, and related words from Merriam-Webster.

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   Euphoria is a noun that means extreme happiness or confidence, sometimes more than is reasonable in a situation. Learn how to use it in sentences and see synonyms, antonyms and translations.

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   The word "euphoria" is derived from the Ancient Greek terms εὐφορία: εὖ eu meaning "well" and φέρω pherō meaning "to bear". It is semantically opposite to dysphoria. A 1706 English dictionary defines euphoria as "the well bearing of the Operation of a Medicine, i.e., when the patient finds himself eas'd or reliev'd by it".

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   Euphoria definition: a state of intense happiness and self-confidence. See examples of EUPHORIA used in a sentence.

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   Euphoria is a noun that means extreme happiness or confidence, sometimes more than is reasonable in a situation. Learn how to use it in sentences, see synonyms and antonyms, and find out how to say it in different languages.

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   Use euphoria to describe a feeling of great happiness and well-being, but know that euphoria often more than that––it's unusually, crazy happy, over the top. Euphoria can even be classified as a mental illness.

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   Euphoria is an extremely strong feeling of happiness and excitement that usually lasts only a short time. Learn how to use this word in sentences, how to pronounce it and what it means in American English.