ravished 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of ravishednext
as in enraptured

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ravished

2 of 2

verb

past tense of ravish
1
as in violated
to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse with a person unwilling or unable to give consent invaders guilty of murdering and ravishing villagers

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2
as in delighted
to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight) travelers have long been ravished with wonder and awe by the immensity of the Great Pyramid at Giza

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ravished
  1. violated
  2. ecstatic
  3. raped
  4. transported
  5. assaulted
  6. exultant
  7. joyous
  8. delighted
Verb
  • The state judge ruled the merger violated state consumer protection law and the federal case blocked the merger nationwide.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The organization represented Parents Protecting Our Children, a group that argued that the district violated parents’ religious freedom in not telling them about children’s trans identity.
    Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of violated
Adjective
  • There are thus many reasons to be ecstatic that Assad, a minority Alawite in a majority-Sunni country, is no more.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Like everyone involved, Adler, who appears in all three episodes of Kings From Queens, would be ecstatic if the doc won Best Music Film.
    Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of ecstatic
Verb
  • As part of his teaching, the court heard that Westwood talked to one teenager, who was raped, about a masturbation scene from Bridgerton.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
  • She had been beaten, raped and stabbed.
    Emily Blackwood, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of raped
Verb
  • In early 2023, Greenpeace activists boarded and occupied a Shell floating production, storage and offloading vessel while it was being transported in the Atlantic Ocean.
    Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The girl was rescued and treated at the scene before being transported to Albany Medical Center Hospital.
    Dawn Sawyer, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of transported
Verb
  • Gardner claims that Jodeci singer DeVante Swing watched while she was being assaulted.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The woman in the suit alleged she was assaulted after she was driven to an MTV Video Music Awards afterparty in 2000.
    Becca Longmire, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of assaulted
Adjective
  • Always a consummate professional, however, our ballad queen powered through the final note to a brave and exultant end that can still give chills.
    Nathan Smith, Vulture, 26 June 2024
  • Their personal connection blossoms out into a quietly exultant scene with the rest of the cast and the crew, a symbolic utopia of shared purpose.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2024
Definition of exultant
Adjective
  • While men crave the joyous beauty of motherhood and the freedom of emotional expression, women resent them.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Find out in this joyous show filled with unforgettable characters and thrilling songs that evoke the London of Dickens’ era.
    Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of joyous
Adjective
  • Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors The latest entry to the Meet the Parents franchise premiered over 10 years ago, and fans of the movies might be delighted to learn that Universal Pictures wants to get the original cast together for another sequel.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • His first pick for attorney general, Matt Gaetz, was pro-legalization; cannabis advocates were delighted.
    Mary Jane Gibson, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of delighted
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