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UK
/tɛmptˈeɪʃən/
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[ US /tɛmˈteɪʃən/ ]
[ US /tɛmˈteɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
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the desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid
he felt the temptation and his will power weakened - something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
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the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire
his enticements were shameless
How To Use temptation In A Sentence
- It sparked to life in the second act, when the symbolism gave way to themes of lust and sexual temptation.
- So there is a perennial temptation to appeal to the idea of arbitrariness when discussing the alleged informational nature of some biological causation. Biological Information
- This was physical attraction, sexual temptation, nothing more.
- Selling alcohol at truck stops is an unnecessary temptation for drivers.
- Why, you try cutting them out, stop eating them, avoiding temptation.
- For any company the temptation to squirrel away funds is powerful. Times, Sunday Times
- I resisted the strong temptation to tell him to go jump off a cliff, and kept quiet.
- There might be a temptation to cheat if students sit too close together.
- Never complain, never explain. Resist the temptation to defend yourself or make excuses. Brian Tracy
- He can't help but be envious of those in the private sector - there is the great temptation.