temptation
Pronunciation: /ˌtɛmpˈteɪʃən/
The English word “temptation” has 4 meanings listed here.
noun
- The act of tempting.
- The condition of being tempted.
- Something attractive, tempting or seductive; an inducement, seducement, or enticement.
- Pressure applied to one's thinking designed to create wrong emotions which will eventually lead to wrong actions.
Etymology
From Old French temptacion, from Latin temptatio. Morphologically tempt + -ation.
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