Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ravished

/ˈɹæ.vɪʃt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables: rav-ished
IPA: /ˈɹæ.vɪʃt/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of ravish

adj

Delighted; ecstatic

adj

Having the appearance of having been ravished.

Example Sentences

"[W]henever the person who is possessed of [natural goodness] doth what is right, no ravished or friendly spectator is so eager or so loud in his applause: on the contrary, when he doth wrong, no critic is so apt to hiss and explode him."

Derived Forms

unravished

Questions

How do you pronounce ravished?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹæ.vɪʃt/.
What does ravished mean?: simple past and past participle of ravish

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