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Definition of "overjoy" [o•ver•joy]

  • To fill with joy; delight. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "overjoy" in a sentence
  • ""Obviously you have the overjoy," he said of the contrasting emotions, "and now, disappointment.""
  • "I'm sure it will overjoy 2nd CD retirees - or people getting close to retirement - that in Scott Rigell's world, they can forget about their "golden years.""
  • "His overjoy at obtaining liberty, after so long a struggle for it, led to his excesses and his ruin."