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- DictionaryTemp·ta·tion/tem(p)ˈtāSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. the desire to do something, especially something wrong or unwise: "he resisted the temptation to call Celia at the office"
the desire to have or do something, esp. something wrong, or something that causes this desire: [ U ] It’s not easy to resist temptation. [ C ] Ice cream is always a real temptation for me. (Definition of temptation from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of temptation. temptation.
3 days ago · Definition of 'temptation' Word Frequency. temptation. (tempteɪʃən ) Word forms: plural temptations. variable noun. If you feel you want to do something or have something, even though you know you really should avoid it, you can refer to this feeling as temptation. You can also refer to the thing you want to do or have as a temptation .
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.
noun. /tempˈteɪʃn/ [countable, uncountable] the desire to do or have something that you know is bad or wrong. the temptation of easy profits. to give way to/yield to temptation. I couldn't resist the temptation to open the letter. Don't put temptation in his way by offering him cookies. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Join us.
noun. uk / tempˈteɪʃ ə n / us. temptation noun (FEELING) Add to word list. B2. a feeling that you want to do or have something, although you know you should not: [ + to do sth ] I resisted the temptation to (= I did not) have another piece of chocolate cake. temptation noun (SOMETHING THAT TEMPTS)
Temptation definition: . See examples of TEMPTATION used in a sentence.
Origin of temptation 1 First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English temptacion, from Latin temptātiōn- (stem of temptātiō ) “a testing”; see tempt , -ation
