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Temptation

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Noun

1. enticement, temptation

something that seduces or has the quality to seduce

2. temptation

the desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid

Example Sentences:
'he felt the temptation and his will power weakened'

3. enticement, temptation

the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire

Example Sentences:
'his enticements were shameless'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Temptation

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noun
1. 
the act of tempting or the state of being tempted
2. 
a person or thing that tempts

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Temptation

see synonyms of temptation
noun
1. 
a tempting or being tempted
2. 
something that tempts; enticement

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Temptation

see synonyms of temptation
n.
1. The act of tempting or the condition of being tempted.
2. Something tempting or enticing.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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