tentation

Definitions of tentation
  1. noun
    enticing someone astray from right behavior
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    type of:
    séduction
    the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire
  2. noun
    sexual allure
    synonyms: attrait, désirabilité
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    antonyms:
    répulsion
    an ugliness of appearance that is not appealing to viewers
    types:
    charisme
    a personal attractiveness or interestingness that enables you to influence others
    désirabilité, sex-appeal, séduction
    attractiveness to the opposite sex
    attrait
    attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
    type of:
    beauté
    the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
  3. noun
    the desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid
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    type of:
    convoitise, désir
    the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
  4. noun
    something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
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    types:
    appât, leurre
    anything that serves as an enticement
    type of:
    influence
    a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do
  5. noun
    the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire
    synonyms: séduction
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    type of:
    influence
    causing something without any direct or apparent effort
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