temptation
/ˌtɛm(p)ˈteɪʃən/ noun B2- 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.
Plural temptations
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Then she went to the fireplace and lit the fire, and although she had just left her bed, she could not resist the temptation offered by Valentine’s sleep, so she threw herself into an armchair to snatch a little more rest.
The temptation to form premature theories upon insufficient data is the bane of our profession.
‘But it was a sore temptation.
But it’s a terrible temptation, Matthew.
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