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What does euphoria mean?

A feeling of intense happiness and excitement.

How to pronounce euphoria

yoo-FOR-ee-uh/juːˈfɔːriə/

Euphoria in a sentence

• The crowd’s euphoria lasted all night.
• The euphoria wore off when the bill arrived.
• Investor euphoria came before the crash.

Synonyms for euphoria

• elationGreat happiness, less wild.
• ecstasyOverwhelming joy, often physical.
• exhilarationThrilling, often from doing something.

Where euphoria comes from

Greek. Euphoros, bearing well, from eu, well, and pherein, to bear. In medicine it meant simply feeling well.

Good to know

Euphoria is intense and usually short. In markets it describes optimism that has stopped asking questions.

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