Ravish — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

force (someone) to have sex against their will

hold spellbound

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈævɪʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈavɪʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈavɪʃ/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈævɪʃ/.

Examples

The woman was raped on her way home at night

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

delight dishonour violate enthral dishonor rape enchant assault transport enthrall outrage enrapture

Antonyms

disenchant

Parts of Speech

verb	force (someone) to have sex against their will “The woman was raped on her way home at night”
verb	hold spellbound

Word Forms

rape	noun	the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will
raper	noun	someone who forces another to have sexual intercourse
ravishment	noun	the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will
ravisher	noun	someone who assaults others sexually
violation	noun	the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will
violator	noun	someone who assaults others sexually
assaultive	adjective	disposed to attack
dishonor	noun	a state of shame or disgrace
outrage	noun	a wantonly cruel act
enchantment	noun	a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
transport	noun	a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; - Charles Dickens
enthrallment	noun	a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

rauben

(jemanden) gegen seinen Willen zum Sex zwingen

🇫🇷French

ravir

forcer (quelqu'un) à avoir des relations sexuelles contre sa volonté

🇪🇸Spanish

violar

obligar a (alguien) a tener relaciones sexuales en contra de su voluntad

🇮🇹Italian

incantevole

costringere (qualcuno) a fare sesso contro la sua volontà

🇳🇱Dutch

verrukkelijk

(iemand) dwingen om seks te hebben tegen hun wil

🇵🇹Portuguese

violento

forçar (alguém) a fazer sexo contra sua vontade

🇷🇺Russian

восхищать

заставить (кого-то) заняться сексом против его воли

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अति उत्साहित करना

(किसी को) उसकी इच्छा के विरुद्ध यौन संबंध बनाने के लिए बाध्य करना

🇮🇳Tamil

வெறித்தனமான

(யாரோ) அவர்களின் விருப்பத்திற்கு எதிராக உடலுறவு கொள்ள கட்டாயப்படுத்துங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

విపరీతమైన

(ఎవరైనా) వారి ఇష్టానికి వ్యతిరేకంగా సెక్స్ చేయమని బలవంతం చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

आनंदी

(एखाद्याला) त्यांच्या इच्छेविरूद्ध लैंगिक संबंध ठेवण्यास भाग पाडा

🇮🇳Gujarati

આતુર

(કોઈને) તેમની ઇચ્છા વિરુદ્ધ સેક્સ કરવા દબાણ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಲಕ್ಷಣ

(ಯಾರಾದರೂ) ಅವರ ಇಚ್ಛೆಗೆ ವಿರುದ್ಧವಾಗಿ ಲೈಂಗಿಕತೆಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಲು ಒತ್ತಾಯಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

രസികൻ

(ആരെയെങ്കിലും) അവരുടെ ഇഷ്ടത്തിന് വിരുദ്ധമായി ലൈംഗിക ബന്ധത്തിൽ ഏർപ്പെടാൻ നിർബന്ധിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੌਸ਼ਨ

(ਕਿਸੇ ਨੂੰ) ਆਪਣੀ ਮਰਜ਼ੀ ਦੇ ਵਿਰੁੱਧ ਸੈਕਸ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਮਜਬੂਰ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

دلکش

(کسی کو) ان کی مرضی کے خلاف جنسی تعلق کرنے پر مجبور کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

令人陶醉的

强迫（某人）违背自己的意愿发生性行为

🇯🇵Japanese

贅沢な

（人）に自分の意志に反してセックスを強要する

🇰🇷Korean

황홀한

(누군가에게) 자신의 의지에 반하여 성관계를 갖도록 강요

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mê hoặc

ép buộc (ai đó) quan hệ tình dục trái với ý muốn của họ

🇹🇭Thai

คลั่งไคล้

บังคับ (ใครบางคน) ให้มีเพศสัมพันธ์โดยขัดกับความประสงค์ของพวกเขา

🇮🇩Indonesian

mencabuli

memaksa (seseorang) untuk melakukan hubungan seks di luar keinginannya

🇵🇭Filipino

mapangahas

pilitin ang (isang tao) na makipagtalik laban sa kanilang kalooban

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فتن

إجبار (شخص ما) على ممارسة الجنس ضد إرادته

🇮🇷Persian

پرشور

وادار کردن (کسی) بر خلاف میل جنسی

🇹🇷Turkish

başıboş

(birini) isteği dışında seks yapmaya zorlamak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֶאֱנוֹס

להכריח (מישהו) לקיים יחסי מין בניגוד לרצונו

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