ecstasy

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

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Definition

  1. noun a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; - Charles Dickens
  2. noun a state of elated bliss
  3. noun street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine

Etymology

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”).

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Synonyms

rapture, transport, exaltation, raptus

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