ravished

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/ˈɹæ.vɪʃt/

adjective

Delighted; ecstatic

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of ravish
adjective
  1. Delighted; ecstatic

    [W]henever the person who is possessed of [natural goodness] doth what is right, no ravished or friendly spectator is so eager or so loud in his applause: on the contrary, when he doth wrong, no critic is so apt to hiss and explode him.

    1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
  2. Having the appearance of having been ravished.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
enraptured
Cite this entry
APA

ravished. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ravished

MLA

“ravished.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ravished. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ravished,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ravished.

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