ravishment

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noun

ecstasy

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entrancementrapeviolationassault
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Meanings

nounravishment (countable and uncountable, plural ravishments)

plural ravishments

  1. countableuncountableecstasy

    Joseph Sedley, who was fond of music, and soft-hearted, was in a state of ravishment during the performance of the song, and profoundly touched at its conclusion.

    1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 4, in Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC
  2. countableuncountableseizure by force
  3. countabledateduncountableBDSMrape

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna feeling of delight at being filled with wonder and enchantment

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entrancement
Broader
delightdelectation

nounthe crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will

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rapeviolationassault
Broader
sexual assaultsexual abusesex crime
Also see
assaultbed of rosesbeer and skittlesbowl of cherriesentrancementpeaches and creampleasurerainbows and unicornsrapesunshine and rainbowsviolation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From ravish + -ment.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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