ecstasynoun
uk/ˈek.stə.si/us/ˈek.stə.si/ecstasy noun (EMOTION)
[ C or U ] a state of extreme happiness, especially when feeling pleasure:
She threw her head back as if in ecstasy.
sexual ecstasy
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Pleasure and happiness
- abandon
- afterglow
- bed
- bed of roses idiom
- bliss
- delirium
- exaltation
- exult
- feast
- fulfilment
- fun
- gaiety
- goody
- jovial
- joy
- joyful
- joyous
- jubilation
- savour
- stardust
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ecstasy noun (DRUG)
[ U ] abbreviation E a powerful drug that makes you feel very active and can cause you to hallucinate (= see or hear things that do not exist)
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Specific types of drug
- amyl nitrite
- antiretroviral
- blunt
- cisplatin
- coke
- corticosteroid
- designer drug
- downer
- hash
- junk
- marijuana
- methamphetamine
- mickey
- mind-altering
- narcotic
- pep pill
- popper
- skunkweed
- stimulant
- weed
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Idiom(s)
be/go into ecstasies over/about sth