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Euphoria vs Elate - What's the difference?

euphoria | elate |

As a noun euphoria

is an excited state of joy, a good feeling, a state of intense happiness.

As a verb elate is

to make joyful or proud.

As an adjective elate is

elated; exultant.

euphoria

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An excited state of joy, a good feeling, a state of intense happiness.
  • Antonyms

    * dysphoria * bad trip

    Derived terms

    * euphoriant * euphoric * euphorically * euphorigenic

    elate

    English

    Verb

    (elat)
  • To make joyful or proud.
  • To lift up; raise; elevate.
  • Adjective

    (head)
  • elated; exultant
  • * Alexander Pope
  • O, thoughtless mortals! ever blind to fate, / Too soon dejected, and dejected, and too soon elate .
  • * Mrs. H. H. Jackson
  • Our nineteenth century is wonderfully set up in its own esteem, wonderfully elate at its progress.
  • (obsolete) Lifted up; raised; elevated.
  • * Fenton
  • with upper lip elate
  • * Sir W. Jones
  • And sovereign law, that State's collected will, / O'er thrones and globes, elate , / Sits empress, crowning good, repressing ill.

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