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euphoric

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /juːˈfɒɹɪk/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /juˈfɔɹɪk/
  • rhymes with -ɒɹɪk
  • CMU ARPABET: Y UW0 F AO1 R IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • In this moment, I am euphoric.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ecstatic, joyful, air-headed, blissed out, blissful, enrapt, rapt, cock-a-hoop, delighted, elated, euphoric, exultant, filled with happiness, giddy, gladsome, gleeful, greatly pleased, joyous, lighthearted, orgasmic, on cloud nine, over the moon, overjoyed, thrilled, walking on air

Antonyms: dysphoric

2

adj

Meaning 2

Productive of euphoria, causing great joy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: joyful

Antonyms: dysphoric

3

noun

Meaning 3

A drug that causes euphoria; a euphoriant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: dysphoric

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English euphoria Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English euphoric From euphoria + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: eufòric — feeling great well-being or elation or intense happiness; characterized by euphoria
  • Czech: euforický — feeling great well-being or elation or intense happiness; characterized by euphoria
  • Danish: euforisk — feeling great well-being or elation or intense happiness; characterized by euphoria
  • Finnish: onnellinen — feeling great well-being or elation or intense happiness; characterized by euphoria
  • Finnish: auvoisa — feeling great well-being or elation or intense happiness; characterized by euphoria
  • Finnish: euforinen — feeling great well-being or elation or intense happiness; characterized by euphoria
  • French: euphorique — feeling great well-being or elation or intense happiness; characterized by euphoria
  • Galician: eufórico — feeling great well-being or elation or intense happiness; characterized by euphoria
  • German: euphorisch — feeling great well-being or elation or intense happiness; characterized by euphoria
  • Greek: ευφορικός (efforikós) — feeling great well-being or elation or intense happiness; characterized by euphoria
  • Greek: ευφρόσυνος (effrósynos) — feeling great well-being or elation or intense happiness; characterized by euphoria
  • Italian: euforico — feeling great well-being or elation or intense happiness; characterized by euphoria
  • Māori: manahau — feeling great well-being or elation or intense happiness; characterized by euphoria
  • Occitan: euforic — feeling great well-being or elation or intense happiness; characterized by euphoria
  • Piedmontese: eufòrich — feeling great well-being or elation or intense happiness; characterized by euphoria
  • Polish: euforyczny — feeling great well-being or elation or intense happiness; characterized by euphoria
  • Portuguese: eufórico — feeling great well-being or elation or intense happiness; characterized by euphoria
  • Romanian: euforic — feeling great well-being or elation or intense happiness; characterized by euphoria
  • Russian: эйфори́ческий (ejforíčeskij) — feeling great well-being or elation or intense happiness; characterized by euphoria
  • Russian: эйфористи́ческий (ejforistíčeskij) — feeling great well-being or elation or intense happiness; characterized by euphoria
  • Spanish: eufórico — feeling great well-being or elation or intense happiness; characterized by euphoria
  • Spanish: euforizante — feeling great well-being or elation or intense happiness; characterized by euphoria
  • Swedish: euforisk — feeling great well-being or elation or intense happiness; characterized by euphoria