Meaning: An overwhelming feeling of great happiness
Hindi: परमानंद
Synonyms: bliss, joy, rapture, elation
Antonyms: misery, sorrow
Asked in: SSC CHSL 2024 T-1 · SSC MTS 2023 · SSC CHSL 2021 T-1
ecstasy in SSC previous-year questions
- SSC CHSL 2024 T-1 Antonyms
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
The news gave him inexpressible ecstasy.
(SSC CHSL 2024 T-1 (05-July Shift 1))Answer & explanation
Answer: C) Depression
Correct Answer: Depression
Explanation:
• Ecstasy means intense joy or overwhelming happiness.
• The sentence says: “The news gave him inexpressible ecstasy,” suggesting an extremely elevated emotional state.
Let’s examine each option:
• Delight – a mild synonym of ecstasy, not an antonym.
• Disappointment – a feeling of dissatisfaction; negative, but not the direct opposite in emotional intensity.
• Depression – ✅ a deep and prolonged emotional low; the most appropriate antonym of ecstasy.
• Passion – intense emotion, often positive; unrelated as an opposite.
✅ Therefore, Depression is the most appropriate antonym of Ecstasy, as both represent extreme but opposite emotional states. - SSC MTS 2023 Antonyms
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
EcstasyAnswer & explanation
Answer: A) Despair
Answer: 1
Solution: The word "Ecstasy" means a state of overwhelming happiness or joy (उल्लास, आनंद). The most appropriate antonym is "Despair", which means a state of complete loss of hope or sadness (निराशा).
Option 2 – Natural ❌: unrelated to emotion or mood.
Option 3 – Euphoria ❌: synonym of ecstasy (अत्यंत प्रसन्नता).
Option 4 – Coarse ❌: means rough or crude (असभ्य); unrelated.
Hence, Despair is the correct antonym of Ecstasy.
Examples
- “She screamed in ecstasy when she won the prize.”
ecstasy – questions
What is the meaning of ecstasy in Hindi?
ecstasy means “परमानंद” in Hindi. In English: An overwhelming feeling of great happiness
What are the synonyms of ecstasy?
Synonyms of ecstasy: bliss, joy, rapture, elation.
What is the opposite of ecstasy?
Antonyms of ecstasy: misery, sorrow.
Has ecstasy been asked in SSC exams?
Yes – ecstasy has been asked 3 times in SSC exams: SSC CHSL 2024 T-1, SSC MTS 2023, SSC CHSL 2021 T-1.