ravishment

noun

Definition of ravishmentnext
as in violation
the act of forcing a person to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse Yeats' poem about the ravishment of Leda by Zeus in the guise of a swan

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ravishment
  1. violation
  2. rape
  3. assault
Noun
  • On June 27, 2026, at Trinity Pride Fest in Fort Worth, Texas, street preachers Richard Penkoski and David Grisham were subjected to multiple violations of their First Amendment rights while attempting to preach on public property.
    — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
  • However, Pregen said city inspectors later signed an affidavit of compliance certifying Martinez had corrected the violations roughly two months ago.
    — Larry Seward, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Definition of violation
Noun
  • Dennis Sochor, 74, became the oldest inmate executed in state history when he was put to death by lethal injection on Tuesday, July 14, for the 1982 rape and murder of 18-year-old Patty Gifford in Fort Lauderdale.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 15 July 2026
  • In 1987, jurors convicted Sochor of the kidnapping, rape and first-degree murder of Gifford, who had moved to Fort Lauderdale from Massachusetts in 1981, months before she was killed.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
Definition of rape
Noun
  • Instead, the Argentines should enjoy enormous credit for an all-out assault in the game’s final 10 or 12 minutes.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
  • Syrsky is known as a more traditional commander, and his reforms have focused on forming new infantry assault groups and procuring traditional weapons.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 16 July 2026
Definition of assault
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“Ravishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ravishment. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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