Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)Ecstasy

  2. (countable, uncountable)Seizure by force

  3. (countable, dated, uncountable)Rape

More definitions
  • a feeling of delight at being filled with wonder and enchantment
  • the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will

Forms

plural: ravishments
Singularravishment
Pluralravishments

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a feeling of delight at being filled with wonder and enchantment:entrancement
  • the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will:rapeviolationassault

Word family

1 related words
Relatedravish

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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