euphoria

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   An excited state of joy; a feeling of intense happiness.

   The runner was in (a state of) absolute euphoria after winning his first marathon.

2. 2
   noun

   a feeling of great (usually exaggerated) elation

3. 3
   noun

   Ellipsis of gender euphoria.

Etymology

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