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Pronunciation / Transliteration: hwanghol
"그녀는 좋은 소식을 듣고 황홀한 상태에 있었다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An overwhelming feeling of great happiness or joyful excitement.
"She was in a state of ecstasy after receiving the good news." - 2
A trance-like state in which a person transcends normal consciousness.
"The dancer moved with such grace that the audience was left in ecstasy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin ecstasis, from the Greek ekstasis meaning 'to be displaced' or 'trance', stemming from ex- ('out') and histanai ('to place'). In historical usage, it referred to a mystic or religious rapture before shifting in modern contexts to denote intense overwhelming joy or a synthetic psychoactive drug.
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extase
Transliteration: ɛkstas
"Elle était dans un état d'extase après avoir reçu la bonne nouvelle."
Ekstase
Transliteration: ɛkˈstaːzə
"Sie war in einem Zustand der Ekstase nach der guten Nachricht."
estasi
Transliteration: es'tazi
"Era in uno stato di estasi dopo aver ricevuto la buona notizia."
éxtasis
Transliteration: ˈeɪks.tas.is
"Estaba en un estado de éxtasis después de recibir la buena noticia."
êxtase
Transliteration: ˈɛks.tazi
"Ela estava em um estado de êxtase após receber a boa notícia."
उत्साह
Transliteration: utsāh
"वह अच्छी खबर मिलने के बाद उत्साह में थी।"
狂喜
Transliteration: kuángxǐ
"她在收到好消息后处于狂喜状态。"
황홀
Transliteration: hwanghol
"그녀는 좋은 소식을 듣고 황홀한 상태에 있었다."
恍惚
Transliteration: kōkotsu
"彼女は良い知らせを受け取った後、恍惚の状態にあった。"
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