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Temptations

The act of tempting

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noun
  1. 1

    The act of tempting

  2. 2

    The condition of being tempted.

  3. 3

    Something attractive, tempting or seductive; an inducement or enticement.

  4. 4

    Pressure applied to your thinking designed to create wrong emotions which will eventually lead to wrong actions.

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WordDefinition
enticementnounThe act or practice of enticing, of alluring or tempting.
attemptsnounThe action of trying at something.
enticementsnounThe act or practice of enticing, of alluring or tempting.
incentivesnounSomething that motivates, rouses, or encourages.
inducementsnounAn incentive that helps bring about a desired state.
occasionsnounsomething you have to do
tendenciesnounA likelihood of behaving in a particular way or going in a particular direction; a tending toward.
luresnoun(also figurative) Something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure.
allurementsnounAttractiveness; appeal, charisma.
attractionsnounThe tendency to attract.
seductionsnounThe act of seducing.
urgesverb(transitive) To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.
longingsnounAn earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire.
desiresDesires or The Last Prescription is a 1952 West German drama film directed by Rolf Hansen and starring Heidemarie Hatheyer, O.W. Fischer, Sybil Werden and René Deltgen.
cravingsnounA strong desire; yearning.
baitnounAny substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net.
snaresnounA trap (especially one made from a loop of wire, string, or leather).
charmsnoun(often in the plural) The ability to persuade, delight or arouse admiration.
appealsnounA call to a person or an authority for a decision, help, or proof; an entreaty, an invocation.
fascinationsnounThe state or condition of being fascinated.

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