ecstasy
Intense pleasureIntense pleasure.
» Dmitri was having his moment of ecstasy.
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)Intense pleasure.
Ekstase
экста́зekstáz
(countable, uncountable)A state of emotion so intense that a person is carried beyond rational thought and self-control.
an ecstasy of remorse
Ekstase
экста́зekstáz, восто́ргvostórg
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
(countable, uncountable)A trance, frenzy, or rapture associated with mystic or prophetic exaltation.
Ekstase
экста́зekstáz, исступле́ниеisstuplénije
(countable, slang, uncountable)The drug MDMA, a synthetic entactogen of the methylenedioxyphenethylamine family, especially in a tablet form.
Ecstasy, Teile, Pillen
э́кстазиékstazi
(countable, dated, uncountable)A state in which sensibility, voluntary motion, and (largely) mental power are suspended, and the body is erect and inflexible.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Violent emotion or distraction of mind; excessive grief from anxiety; insanity; madness.
Examples
17 sentencesDmitri was having his moment of ecstasy.
Sami fell into a state of ecstasy during the dhikr.
She went into ecstasies about the ring he had bought her.
Ecstasy is the upper system's drug.
Ecstasy is a stimulant type of drug.
deEcstasy ist eine stimmungsaufhellende Droge. — Tamy
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 4
By meaning 2
Origin
From Old French estaise (“ecstasy, rapture”), from Latin ecstasis, from Ancient Greek ἔκστFrom Old French estaise (“ecstasy, rapture”), from Latin ecstasis, from Ancient Greek ἔκστασις (ékstasis), from ἐξίστημι (exístēmi, “to displace”), from ἐκ (ek, “out”) and ἵστημι (hístēmi, “to stand”).
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Forms
plural: ecstasiesSynonyms
19 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable