euphoria

C2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /juˈfo.ɹi.ə/ UK /juːˈfɔː.ɹi.ə/ See IPA manual

Freq #22925

Meanings

1

noun
A feeling of intense happiness and excitement.

The runner felt pure euphoria after crossing the finish line first.

Thesaurus

Opposites

dysphoria

Word family

Forms euphorias

Derived forms euphorianteuphoric euphoricallyeuphorigeniceuphoriouseurophoriaewphoriaewwphoriapoophoriatechnophoria

Etymology

From New Latin euphoria, from Ancient Greek εὐφορίᾱ (euphoríā), from εὔφορος (eúphoros, “bearing well”), from εὐ- (eu-, “well”) + φέρω (phérō, “to bear”).

*h₁es- Proto-Indo-European euphoria la-new εὐφορίᾱ Ancient Greek

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Emotions & Feelings

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# euphoria

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /juˈfo.ɹi.ə/
**IPA (UK):** /juːˈfɔː.ɹi.ə/
**Frequency rank:** 22925

## Meanings
1. A feeling of intense happiness and excitement.

## Examples
- The runner felt pure euphoria after crossing the finish line first.

## Antonyms
- dysphoria

## Derived Forms
- euphoriant
- euphoric
- euphorically
- euphorigenic
- euphorious
- europhoria
- ewphoria
- ewwphoria
- poophoria
- technophoria

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *h₁es-
- Root: euphoria
- Root: εὐφορίᾱ
- Affix: eu- - good

## Etymology
From New Latin euphoria, from Ancient Greek εὐφορίᾱ (euphoríā), from εὔφορος (eúphoros, “bearing well”), from εὐ- (eu-, “well”) + φέρω (phérō, “to bear”).

## AI Etymology
Euphoria is from New Latin euphoria, from Ancient Greek εὐφορίᾱ (euphoríā), from εὔφορος (eúphoros, “bearing well”), from εὐ- (eu-, “well”) + φέρω (phérō, “to bear”). The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include *h₁es- (Proto-Indo-European), euphoria (la-new), and εὐφορίᾱ (Ancient Greek). Current senses include a feeling of intense happiness and excitement. The wider family includes derived forms such as euphoriant, euphoric, euphorically, euphorigenic, and euphorious.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings

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