Definition of Euphoric

1. Adjective. Exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation.

Also: Elated, Happy
Similar to: Euphoriant, Expansive
Antonyms: Dysphoric
Derivative terms: Euphory

Definition of Euphoric

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

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Euphoric

1. euphoria [adj] - See also: euphoria

Lexicographical Neighbors of Euphoric

euphonous
euphons
euphony
euphorbia
euphorbiaceae
euphorbiaceous
euphorbial
euphorbias
euphorbin euphorbine
euphorbium
euphoretic
euphoria
euphoriant
euphoriants
euphorias
euphoric (current term)
euphorically
euphories
euphorigenic
euphorogenic
euphory
euphotic
euphotic zone
euphotide
euphotides
euphotometric
euphrasia
euphrasias
euphrasies
euphrasy

Literary usage of Euphoric

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Treatment for Stimulant Use Disorders edited by Richard A. Rawson, Rose M. Urban (2000)
"Counteract euphoric Recall And the Desire To Test Control Two important risk ... euphoric recall is the act of remembering only the pleasures associated ..."

2. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1895)
"To say that opium is used for its " euphoric " effect is, after all, only to say that it is employed with the same object as tobacco or alcohol, or, ..."

3. Overview of Addiction Treatment Effectiveness by Mim J. Landry (1996)
"Effect-altering medications are used to diminish or block the euphoric and reinforcing aspects of substances of abuse without causing any prominent effect ..."

4. Medical Record by George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman (1896)
"Sir William Roberts attributes a dual character to the opium habit—the medicinal and what he calls the "euphoric." This last term, he says, ''means feeling ..."

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