euphoria.

An unusually intense feeling of happiness, excitement, or well-being.

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Words that belong together

• initial euphoria
• a wave of euphoria

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The initial euphoria of the announcement faded when the conditions became clear.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychology / human behavior. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.