Extremely happy and delighted, beyond ordinary joy. It describes a state of happiness so intense it feels overwhelming or excessive.
From 'over-' (beyond, excessively) and 'joy' from Old French 'joie,' ultimately from Latin 'gaudia' (joys). The compound formed in English around the 14th century to express joy that exceeds normal bounds.
Overjoyed captures those peak emotional moments when happiness becomes almost too much to contain - your cup of joy literally overflows. These intense positive emotions trigger the same physiological arousal as stress, which explains why people cry when overjoyed or feel physically overwhelmed by good news.
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