temptation
noun/tempˈteɪʃn/
/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- Don't give in to temptation.
- Keep your valuables locked away so as not to put temptation in the way of thieves.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- huge
- overwhelming
- …
- feel
- have
- avoid
- …
- in temptation’s way
- out of temptation’s way
- put temptation in somebody’s way
- …
- [countable] a thing that makes somebody want to do or have something that they know is bad or wrong
- An expensive bicycle is a temptation to thieves.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- huge
- overwhelming
- …
- feel
- have
- avoid
- …
- in temptation’s way
- out of temptation’s way
- put temptation in somebody’s way
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French temptacion, from Latin temptatio(n-), from temptare ‘handle, test, try’.
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