Definition of Ecstasy
Ecstasy
ec·sta·sy


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(noun)
A state of intense happiness or excitement.

e.g. The crowd erupted in ecstasy when the home team scored the winning goal.

(noun)
a state in which one lacks self-control and is beyond reason, due to being either in a frenzy (a wild and uncontrolled state) or in a trance (semi-consciousness, a daze);

e.g. In his ecstasy, he began to dance wildly.

(noun)
a recreational drug derived from amphetamine that has hallucinogenic and mood-enhancing (euphoric) properties;

e.g. They took pills of ecstasy before going to the nightclub.



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