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adjective

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as in enraptured

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ravished

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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 distribution of Pandas in a Pennsylvania public school district led to a 2005 district court decision that determined the school board had violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
    Samantha Riedel, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
  • And can anyone even count at this point how many times characters on this show have violated HIPAA?
    Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of violated
Adjective
  • In 2007, when the wreck was found, the group was ecstatic.
    Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Just two days after the video of his costume went viral, Erin showed off her son's ecstatic reaction to receiving the tickets in yet another TikTok.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of ecstatic
Verb
  • Combs then raped Doe as the other two celebrities watched, according to her lawsuit.
    Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Alcala raped Shapiro and beat her with a metal bar.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of raped
Verb
  • After the suspect was hit, officers provided medical assistance and transported him to a hospital.
    Teri Figueroa, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Police transported the fans away on buses.
    Henry Austin, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of transported
Verb
  • Footage circulating on social media showed supporters of the Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer team being chased down and assaulted on Thursday night, with one video geolocated by NBC News to near Amsterdam's central station that showed fighting on the streets between the Israelis and their attackers.
    Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • One of the women claims she was assaulted at just 13 years old while attending an MTV Video Music Awards after-party in September 2000 by a 30-year-old Combs and an unnamed male celebrity while an unnamed female celebrity watched.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 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
  • In 1951, Leonard Bernstein led the New York Philharmonic in the première of the raucous, joyous Second Symphony.
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The Gotham is honored to present this year’s Social Justice Tribute to such a joyous and groundbreaking project.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of joyous
Adjective
  • Of course, ProPublica reporters would be delighted to receive any and all leaks sources can share about the transition.
    Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Despite not initially recognizing them, Oakley soon grew delighted and jumped all over them.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of delighted
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