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temptation noun [ tɛm(p)ˈteɪʃ(ə)n ]

• the desire to do something, especially something wrong or unwise.
• "he resisted the temptation to call Celia at the office"
Similar: desire, urge, itch, impulse, inclination,
Origin: Middle English: from Old French temptacion, from Latin temptatio(n- ), from temptare ‘handle, test, try’.


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