euphoria

Etymology

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

noun

  1. 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. (LGBT) Ellipsis of gender euphoria.

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