euphoria

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It is time for a euphoria check or maybe a check on euphoria, a time to start raising our own questions about government plans rather than reflexively rallying behind the Democrats just because the Republicans are so obstinate and revolting.

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  1. noun A feeling of great happiness or well-being.

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  • Subjects experience a separation of consciousness from their physical bodies and then extreme emotional states--euphoria, terror, panic, bliss. —  Omni: October 1993
  • It is time for a euphoria check or maybe a check on euphoria, a time to start raising our own questions about government plans rather than reflexively rallying behind the Democrats just because the Republicans are so obstinate and revolting. —  The Latest on Air America
  • It is a kind of euphoria, a joy of war, lust for revenge, drunkenness on power and burial of the Jewish command "Do not be joyful when your enemy falls". —  AWID RSS Feed
  • And mixed with the euphoria was the sad news on Sunday morning that Ernest Pearcey, father of coach Randy and grandfather of forward Andrew Pearcey, had died just a few hours after the Caribous won the coveted trophy. —  The Packet: News
  • It provides a euphoria which is coupled with a sense of invulnerability. —  Critical sports blog
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  1. New Latin, from Greek, from euphoros, healthy : eu-, eu- + pherein, to bear; see bher-1 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. New Latin, from Greek εὐφορία, power of bearing easily, from εὐφορος, bearing well, from εὐ, well, + φέρειν, = English bear.
 

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/juˈdoʊrɪɑ/
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