ecstasy

ec·sta·sy  (kst-s)

n. pl. ec·sta·sies

1. Intense joy or delight.

2. A state of emotion so intense that one is carried beyond rational thought and self-control: an ecstasy of rage.

3. The trance, frenzy, or rapture associated with mystic or prophetic exaltation.

4. Slang MDMA.

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[Middle English extasie, from Old French, from Late Latin extasis, terror, from Greek ekstasis, astonishment, distraction, from existanai, to displace, derange : ek-, out of; see ecto- + histanai, to place; see st- in Indo-European roots.]

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ecstasy

Noun

pl -sies

1. a state of extreme delight or joy

2. Slang a strong drug that acts as a stimulant and can cause hallucinations [Greek ekstasis displacement, trance]

ecstatic adj
ecstatically adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ecstasy - a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; "listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens exaltation, rapture, raptus, transport emotional state, spirit - the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection); "his emotional state depended on her opinion"; "he was in good spirits"; "his spirit rose"
	2.	ecstasy - a state of elated bliss rapture bliss, blissfulness, cloud nine, seventh heaven, walking on air - a state of extreme happiness
	3.	ecstasy - street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine cristal, disco biscuit, hug drug, XTC, go, X, Adam MDMA, methylenedioxymethamphetamine - a stimulant drug that is chemically related to mescaline and amphetamine and is used illicitly for its euphoric and hallucinogenic effects; it was formerly used in psychotherapy but in 1985 it was declared illegal in the United States; "MDMA is often used at parties because it enables partygoers to remain active for long periods of time"

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ecstasy

noun rapture, delight, joy, enthusiasm, frenzy, bliss, trance, euphoria, fervour, elation, rhapsody, exaltation, transport, ravishment << OPPOSITE agony

Translations

ecstasy [ˈɛkstəsɪ] n → éxtasis m inv

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ecstasy [ˈɛkstəsɪ] n → extase f;

(Drugs) → ecstasy m;

to go into ecstasies over → s'extasier sur

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ecstasy [ˈɛkstəsɪ] n → Ekstase f;

(drug) → Ecstasy nt;

to go into ecstasies over → in Verzückung geraten über +acc;

in ecstasy → verzückt

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ecstasy [ˈɛkstəsɪ] n → estasi f inv;

to go into ecstasies over → andare in estasi davanti a;

Ecstasy (drug) → ecstasy f inv