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- [oh-ver-joi]
- /ˌoʊ vərˈdʒɔɪ/
- /ˌəʊ.vəˈdʒɔɪd/
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- [oh-ver-joi]
- /ˌoʊ vərˈdʒɔɪ/
Definitions of overjoyed word
- verb with object overjoyed to cause to feel great joy or delight; elate: It overjoys me to hear of your good fortune. I was overjoyed at her safe arrival. 1
- adjective overjoyed delighted, joyful 1
- adjective overjoyed If you are overjoyed, you are extremely pleased about something. 0
- adjective overjoyed delighted; excessively happy 0
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Origin of overjoyed
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400; See origin at over-, joy
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Parts of speech for Overjoyed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
overjoyed popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
overjoyed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for overjoyed
adj overjoyed
- athrill — excited or thrilled
- blown away — past participle of blow away.
- booner — a young working-class person from Canberra
- chirpy — If you describe a person or their behaviour as chirpy, you mean they are very cheerful and lively.
adv overjoyed
- carried away — to take or support from one place to another; convey; transport: He carried her for a mile in his arms. This elevator cannot carry more than ten people.
adjective overjoyed
- elated — Extremely happy and excited; delighted; pleased.
- exhilarated — Simple past tense and past participle of exhilarate.
- exultant — Triumphantly happy.
- joyful — full of joy, as a person or one's heart; glad; delighted.
- jubilant — showing great joy, satisfaction, or triumph; rejoicing; exultant: the cheers of the jubilant victors; the jubilant climax of his symphony.
adverb overjoyed
- euphoric — Characterized by or feeling intense excitement and happiness.
Antonyms for overjoyed
adj overjoyed
- down in the dumps — If you are down in the dumps, you are feeling very depressed and miserable.
- fed up — simple past tense and past participle of feed.
- in a huff — indignant
- in the doldrums — miserable, depressed
- moody — given to gloomy, depressed, or sullen moods; ill-humored.
Top questions with overjoyed
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