Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
temptation
IPA transcription: [tɛmt'eɪʃən]
Pronunciations of temptation
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noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
temptation, enticement
Meaning:
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
Usage examples
Sore beset by the pressure of temptation
What influences led him to resist this temptation?
And as I lay there ill and weak, the temptation came to yield.
If temptation were rare, a penal law might be deemed unnecessary.
"The temptation, as you call it, must be for a later consideration.
Was this the answer to all his prayers, "Lead me not into temptation"?
"I confess I yielded to temptation then, for I knew it could do no good.
"Yield to the temptation and you will bring mischief upon them--and on yourself also."
I almost wish I could shut myself up in a cell, and so get out of the reach of temptation.
If she loved some chap it would not be so hard, the temptation would not be so keen--to cheat her.
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Monkey Gone to Heaven
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