Ravishment — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a feeling of delight at being filled with wonder and enchantment

the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈævɪʃmənt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈavɪʃmənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈavɪʃmənt/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹˈævɪʃmənt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

assault entrancement violation rape

Word Forms

entrance	verb	attract; cause to be enamored
ravish	verb	hold spellbound
rape	verb	force (someone) to have sex against their will
violate	verb	force (someone) to have sex against their will
assault	verb	attack someone physically or emotionally

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vergewaltigung

ein Gefühl der Freude darüber, von Staunen und Zauber erfüllt zu sein

🇫🇷French

ravissement

un sentiment de plaisir d'être rempli d'émerveillement et d'enchantement

🇪🇸Spanish

violación

un sentimiento de deleite al estar lleno de asombro y encanto

🇮🇹Italian

rapimento

una sensazione di gioia nell'essere pieni di meraviglia e incanto

🇳🇱Dutch

verrukking

een gevoel van verrukking omdat je vervuld bent van verwondering en betovering

🇵🇹Portuguese

arrebatamento

uma sensação de prazer por estar cheio de admiração e encantamento

🇷🇺Russian

наслаждение

чувство восторга от чуда и очарования

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उमंग

आश्चर्य और जादू से भर जाने पर प्रसन्नता की अनुभूति

🇧🇩Bengali

আনন্দ

বিস্ময় এবং মুগ্ধতায় ভরা আনন্দের অনুভূতি

🇮🇳Tamil

பேராசை

ஆச்சரியம் மற்றும் மயக்கம் ஆகியவற்றால் நிரப்பப்பட்ட மகிழ்ச்சியின் உணர்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

దురభిమానం

అద్భుతం మరియు మంత్రముగ్ధతతో నిండినందుకు సంతోషకరమైన అనుభూతి

🇮🇳Marathi

आनंद

आश्चर्य आणि मंत्रमुग्धतेने भरलेल्या आनंदाची भावना

🇮🇳Gujarati

આનંદ

અજાયબી અને મોહથી ભરપૂર હોવાથી આનંદની લાગણી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೋಹಕತೆ

ಅದ್ಭುತ ಮತ್ತು ಮೋಡಿಮಾಡುವಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ತುಂಬಿರುವ ಸಂತೋಷದ ಭಾವನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അഭിനിവേശം

വിസ്മയവും മാസ്മരികതയും നിറഞ്ഞതിലുള്ള ആനന്ദാനുഭൂതി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਨੰਦ

ਹੈਰਾਨੀ ਅਤੇ ਜਾਦੂ ਨਾਲ ਭਰੇ ਜਾਣ 'ਤੇ ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਦੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

خوشامد

حیرت اور جادو سے بھرے ہونے پر خوشی کا احساس

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

蹂躏

充满惊奇和魅力的喜悦感

🇯🇵Japanese

略奪

驚きと魅惑に満たされる喜びの感情

🇰🇷Korean

강탈

경이로움과 매혹으로 가득 차서 느끼는 기쁨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự tàn phá

một cảm giác thích thú khi được lấp đầy bởi sự ngạc nhiên và mê hoặc

🇹🇭Thai

ความหลงไหล

ความรู้สึกเบิกบานใจที่เปี่ยมไปด้วยความอัศจรรย์และมนต์เสน่ห์

🇮🇩Indonesian

perampokan

perasaan senang karena dipenuhi dengan keajaiban dan pesona

🇵🇭Filipino

panlilinlang

isang pakiramdam ng galak sa pagiging napuno ng pagtataka at pagkakabighani

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اغتصاب

شعور بالبهجة عندما تكون مليئًا بالعجب والسحر

🇮🇷Persian

شیفتگی

احساس لذت از پر شدن از شگفتی و افسون

🇹🇷Turkish

tecavüz

merak ve büyüyle dolmanın hazzı hissi

🇮🇱Hebrew

התלהבות

תחושה של עונג להתמלא בפליאה וקסם

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What is the primary definition of the word 'ravishment'?

The primary meaning of 'ravishment' is 'a feeling of delight at being filled with wonder and enchantment'.

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Using 'ravishment' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'ravishment' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'ravishment' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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