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ecstasy
CEFRB2
/ˈɛkstəsi/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A feeling of extremely great happiness or pleasure.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA state of emotion so intense that a person is carried beyond rational thought and self-control.
Examples
Sami fell into a state of ecstasy during the dhikr.
Stop using emoticons everywhere. It makes it look like you're on ecstasy...
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Also pronounced
- /-si/
- /-sɪ/
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsA trance, frenzy, or rapture associated with mystic or prophetic exaltation.
Intense pleasure.
Violent emotion or distraction of mind; excessive grief from anxiety; insanity; madness.
More examples
In contextEcstasy is the upper system's drug.
an ecstasy of remorse
He loved me well, and oft would beg me sing; / Which when I did, he on the tender grass / Would sit, and hearken even to ecstasy,
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Origin
noun
From 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”).