temptation
temptations
Temptation is something you want to have or to do, even though you know you shouldn't. That bag of peanut butter cups on top of your fridge might be an example of a temptation.
The thing that you want despite knowing it's not good for you — like the cool sneakers you really can't afford — is a temptation. The feeling is also a temptation — so wanting those shoes is temptation. The Latin word temptare, or to taste, is where temptation comes from, which makes a lot of sense when you think of that bag of peanut butter cups calling to you from the kitchen.
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the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire
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synonyms:
enticement
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blandishment, wheedling
the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery
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leading astray, leading off
the act of enticing others into sinful ways
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seduction
enticing someone astray from right behavior
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allurement, solicitation
the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money)
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ingratiation, insinuation
the act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by persuasive and subtle blandishments
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influence
causing something without any direct or apparent effort
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the desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid
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desire
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
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desire
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something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
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enticement
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forbidden fruit
originally an apple from the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden; it is now used to refer to anything that is tempting but dangerous (as sexuality)
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bait, come-on, hook, lure, sweetener
anything that serves as an enticement
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allurement
attractiveness
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influence
a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do
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forbidden fruit
Vocabulary lists containing temptation
Milkweed tells the story of an orphan struggling to survive in Warsaw during World War II. Learn these words from the novel by Jerry Spinelli.
When Claudia Kincaid and her brother run away from home, they find themselves caught up in a mystery at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Learn these words from E. L. Konigsburg's award-winning novel.
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