Choose from the given options one that is opposite in meaning to "Ecstasy"
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Despair
Ecstasy is a feeling of very great happiness and joy. Its antonym is despair.
Example: The fans were in ecstasy when India won the World Cup.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Euphoria | a feeling of intense excitement and happiness (it is a synonym of ecstasy) | The euphoria of the victory lasted for days. |
| (2) Despair (answer) | the complete loss of hope, deep unhappiness (ecstasy is the height of joy and despair the depth of hopeless misery) | He was in despair after losing his job. |
| (3) Paradise | heaven, or a perfect, very happy place (it suggests joy, not its opposite) | Kashmir is often called a paradise on earth. |
| (4) Election | the process of choosing a person by voting (it has no link with the meaning of ecstasy) | The school held an election for the head boy. |
| Synonyms of ecstasy: euphoria, bliss, rapture, delight Antonyms of ecstasy: despair, misery, sorrow, agony Also asked in CUET (UG): ecstasy – 10-06-2023 Slot 2, 21-05-2023 Slot 2 euphoria – 22-05-2025 Slot 2, 21-05-2025 Slot 1 |