euphoric

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English euphoria

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icuslbor.

Old French -iquebor.

Middle English -ik

English -ic

English euphoric

From euphoria + -ic.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /juːˈfɒɹɪk/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /juˈfɔɹɪk/
• Rhymes: -ɒɹɪk

Adjective

euphoric (comparative more euphoric, superlative most euphoric)

1. Feeling great well-being or elation or intense happiness; characterized by euphoria

   Synonyms: ecstatic, joyful; see also Thesaurus:blissful

   Antonym: dysphoric

   In this moment, I am euphoric.

2. Productive of euphoria, causing great joy.

   Synonym: joyful

   Antonym: dysphoric

   • 1973, United States. Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse, Treatment and rehabilitation, page 31:

     Heroin is the most euphoric drug in use today.

   • 1989, Stanley Morgan, Raven, →ISBN:

     Lin gathered herself, took a moment to rehearse the words in her mind, contacted the L.A. number, and delivered her euphoric news to her agent in person

Derived terms

• euphorically

Translations

feeling great well-being or elation or intense happiness; characterized by euphoria

• Catalan: eufòric
• Czech: euforický
• Danish: euforisk
• Finnish: onnellinen (fi), auvoisa, euforinen
• French: euphorique (fr)
• Galician: eufórico (gl)
• German: euphorisch (de)
• Greek: ευφορικός (el) (efforikós), (rare) ευφρόσυνος (el) (effrósynos)
• Italian: euforico (it)
• Māori: manahau
• Occitan: euforic (oc)
• Piedmontese: eufòrich
• Polish: euforyczny (pl)
• Portuguese: eufórico (pt)
• Romanian: euforic (ro)
• Russian: эйфори́ческий (ru) (ejforíčeskij), эйфористи́ческий (ejforistíčeskij)
• Spanish: eufórico (es), euforizante
• Swedish: euforisk (sv)

Noun

euphoric (plural euphorics)

1. A drug that causes euphoria; a euphoriant.

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