ecstasy
/'ekstəsi/ Cách viết khác : (extasy) /'ekstəsi/
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Noun:
- An overwhelming feeling of great happiness or joyful excitement: A state of intense emotional delight or rapture.
- A state of trance or mystical experience: A state in which a person transcends normal thought and is absorbed in intense, often spiritual, contemplation or emotion.
- (Slang) A powerful, illegal stimulant drug: A common street name for the drug MDMA (methylenedioxymethamphetamine), known for producing feelings of euphoria.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- She was in ecstasy when she received the good news.
- The mystic experienced an ecstasy during deep meditation.
- The authorities warned about the dangers of taking ecstasy at parties.
Advanced Usage
- "To be in/go into ecstasies over/about something": To be or become extremely and visibly delighted by something.
- He went into ecstasies over the beautiful painting.
- "An ecstasy of joy/grief": An intense, overwhelming peak of a particular emotion.
- She felt an ecstasy of grief when she heard the tragic story.
Variants and Related Words
- Ecstatic (adj): Feeling or expressing overwhelming happiness or joyful excitement.
- She was ecstatic about her promotion.
- Ecstatically (adv): In an extremely happy and excited manner.
- He smiled ecstatically.
Synonyms
- Rapture: A feeling of intense pleasure or joy.
- Euphoria: A feeling or state of intense excitement and happiness.
- Bliss: Perfect happiness; great joy.
- Exaltation: A feeling or state of extreme happiness.
Related Phrases
- "To be transported with ecstasy": To be so overcome with joy that one feels carried away.
- The audience was transported with ecstasy by the final symphony.
Noun
- street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
- a state of elated bliss
- a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
- listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture- Charles Dickens