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EUPHORIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does euphoric mean?
• EUPHORIC (adjective)
The adjective EUPHORIC has 1 sense:
1. exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation
Familiarity information: EUPHORIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation
Similar:
euphoriant (tending to produce euphoria)
expansive (marked by exaggerated feelings of euphoria and delusions of grandeur)
Also:
elated (exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits)
happy (enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure)
Antonym:
dysphoric (generalized feeling of distress)
Derivation:
euphory (a feeling of great (usually exaggerated) elation)
Context examples
These drugs activate opioid receptors and mimic the effects of natural chemicals produced by the body that both inhibit pain signals and produce a euphoric feeling.
(Opioid Pain Relievers May Prolong Pain, NIH)
Cannabinoids interact with G protein-coupled cannabinoid 1 (CB1) receptors in the central nervous system, resulting in analgesic, euphoric, and anticonvulsive effects.
(Nabiximols, NCI Thesaurus)
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