Definition:
Euphoria, in a non-medical sense, means a feeling of great happiness or well-being. When a person is euphoric because of happy or exciting life events, it is a wonderful state of mind. In bipolar mania and hypomania, however, a state of euphoria is generally not connected to anything happening in the person's life, but is exaggerated by changes in brain chemistry and is considered an abnormal mood state.
Euphoria, in a non-medical sense, means a feeling of great happiness or well-being. When a person is euphoric because of happy or exciting life events, it is a wonderful state of mind. In bipolar mania and hypomania, however, a state of euphoria is generally not connected to anything happening in the person's life, but is exaggerated by changes in brain chemistry and is considered an abnormal mood state.
Pronunciation: yoo-FOR-ee-uh
Also Known As: exhilaration, elation, joyfulness
Common Misspellings: euforia, euphorea
Examples:
After the first time Richard kissed me, I was in a state of euphoria for days. After I started taking Prozac, I again experienced euphoria, even though nothing in my life had changed.
