Ecstasy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; - Charles Dickens

a state of elated bliss

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛkstəsi/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɪvəz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɪvəz/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɛkstəsi/.

Examples

listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

XTC exaltation hug drug disco biscuit Adam transport rapture raptus X cristal go

Parts of Speech

noun	a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; - Charles Dickens “listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture”
noun	a state of elated bliss
noun	street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine

Word Forms

ecstatic	adjective	feeling great rapture or delight
rapturous	adjective	feeling great rapture or delight
transport	verb	hold spellbound
exalt	verb	fill with sublime emotion

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ekstase

ein Zustand, in dem man von überwältigenden Emotionen mitgerissen wird; -Charles Dickens

🇫🇷French

extase

un état d'être emporté par une émotion accablante ; -Charles Dickens

🇪🇸Spanish

éxtasis

un estado de dejarse llevar por una emoción abrumadora; -Charles Dickens

🇮🇹Italian

estasi

uno stato di essere trasportati da un'emozione travolgente; - Charles Dickens

🇳🇱Dutch

extase

een staat van meeslepen door overweldigende emoties; -Charles Dickens

🇵🇹Portuguese

êxtase

um estado de ser levado por uma emoção avassaladora; -Charles Dickens

🇷🇺Russian

экстаз

состояние увлеченности подавляющими эмоциями; - Чарльз Диккенс

India

🇮🇳Hindi

परमानंद

अत्यधिक भावना में बह जाने की अवस्था; -चार्ल्स डिकेंस

🇧🇩Bengali

পরমানন্দ

অপ্রতিরোধ্য আবেগ দ্বারা বাহিত হচ্ছে একটি অবস্থা; - চার্লস ডিকেন্স

🇮🇳Tamil

பரவசம்

அதீத உணர்ச்சியால் எடுத்துச் செல்லப்படும் நிலை; - சார்லஸ் டிக்கன்ஸ்

🇮🇳Telugu

పారవశ్యం

విపరీతమైన భావోద్వేగం ద్వారా దూరంగా ఉన్న స్థితి; - చార్లెస్ డికెన్స్

🇮🇳Marathi

परमानंद

जबरदस्त भावनांनी वाहून जाण्याची स्थिती; - चार्ल्स डिकन्स

🇮🇳Gujarati

આનંદ

જબરજસ્ત લાગણીઓ દ્વારા વહી જવાની સ્થિતિ; - ચાર્લ્સ ડિકન્સ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭಾವಪರವಶತೆ

ಅಗಾಧ ಭಾವನೆಯಿಂದ ಒಯ್ಯಲ್ಪಡುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ; - ಚಾರ್ಲ್ಸ್ ಡಿಕನ್ಸ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരമാനന്ദം

അമിതമായ വികാരത്താൽ കൊണ്ടുപോകുന്ന അവസ്ഥ; - ചാൾസ് ഡിക്കൻസ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਨੰਦ

ਬਹੁਤ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਭਾਵਨਾਵਾਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਦੂਰ ਕੀਤੇ ਜਾਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ; - ਚਾਰਲਸ ਡਿਕਨਜ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

ایکسٹیسی

زبردست جذبات سے بہہ جانے کی حالت؛ - چارلس ڈکنز

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

狂喜

一种被压倒性的情绪冲昏头脑的状态； ——查尔斯·狄更斯

🇯🇵Japanese

エクスタシー

圧倒的な感情に流されている状態。 - チャールズ・ディケンズ

🇰🇷Korean

엑스터시

압도적인 감정에 휩싸인 상태; - 찰스 디킨스

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thuốc lắc

một trạng thái bị cuốn đi bởi cảm xúc dâng trào; - Charles Dickens

🇹🇭Thai

ความปีติยินดี

สภาวะของการถูกครอบงำด้วยอารมณ์อันท่วมท้น - ชาร์ลส ดิคเกนส์

🇮🇩Indonesian

ekstasi

keadaan terbawa emosi yang meluap-luap; -Charles Dickens

🇵🇭Filipino

lubos na kaligayahan

isang estado na nadadala ng labis na damdamin; - Charles Dickens

🇲🇾Malay

ekstasi

keadaan terbawa-bawa oleh emosi yang melampau; - Charles Dickens

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نشوة

حالة من الانفعالات الساحقة ؛ - تشارلز ديكنز

🇮🇷Persian

خلسه

حالتی که تحت تأثیر احساسات طاقت فرسا قرار گرفته اید. - چارلز دیکنز

🇹🇷Turkish

vecd

ezici duygulara kapılma durumu; -Charles Dickens

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֶקסְטָזָה

מצב של נסחפת ברגש מכריע; - צ'ארלס דיקנס

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