1 [C,U] the desire to do or have sth 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 her way by offering her a cigarette.
2 [C] a thing that makes sb want to do or have sth that they know is bad or wrong:
An expensive bicycle is a temptation to thieves.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is temptation a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, temptation is tagged as noun.
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