ecstasy
To experience intense pleasureTo experience intense pleasure.
» Dmitri was having his moment of ecstasy.
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2 senses(intransitive)To experience intense pleasure.
(transitive)To cause intense pleasure in.
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
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
ecstasies, ecstasying, ecstasied, ecstasiedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.