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ravish

/ˈrævɪʃ/verb

उच्चारण रैविश

मोह लेना, मुग्ध करना, मंत्रमुग्ध करना

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verb
  1. 1

    [T, usually passive] literary

    to give somebody great pleasure or delight

    मोह लेना, मुग्ध करना, मंत्रमुग्ध करना

    • The audience was ravished by her singing.

    Synonyms enchant delight enrapture captivate charm

    Opposite repel disgust

  2. 2

    [T] old-fashioned, literary

    to rape a woman

    बलात्कार करना

    • In the old story, the king's soldiers ravished and plundered the town.
◇Word family
ravishing adjectiveravishment noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

enchant delight enrapture captivate charm

Antonyms

repel disgust

?Which word?

Do not confuse ravish (delight greatly) and ravage (damage or destroy badly).

Ravish (बहुत आनंदित करना) और ravage (बुरी तरह नष्ट करना) में भ्रमित न हों।

§Grammar and usage

Usage: the adjective ravishing means 'very beautiful', as in 'a ravishing smile'.

Usage में adjective ravishing का अर्थ 'बहुत सुंदर' है, जैसे 'a ravishing smile'।