temptation

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temptation (plural temptations)

1. The act of tempting or the condition of being tempted.
2. Something attractive, tempting or seductive; an inducement or enticement.
3. Pressure applied to your thinking designed to create wrong emotions which will eventually lead to wrong actions.

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Arabic: اغراء (’iğrā’) Chinese: 誘惑, 诱惑 (yòuhuò) Czech: pokušení cs(cs) n. Danish: fristelse c. Dutch: verleiding, verzoeking, beproeving Finnish: kiusaus fi(fi) French: tentation fr(fr) f. German: Versuchung de(de) f. Hebrew: פיתוי (pitui) m. Hungarian: kísértés hu(hu) Italian: tentazione it(it) f.

Japanese: 誘惑 (ゆうわく, yūwaku) Korean: 유혹 (yuhok) Malay: nafsu Norwegian: Bokmål: fristelse m. Nynorsk: freisting f. Portuguese: tentação pt(pt) f. Romanian: ispită ro(ro) f. Russian: искушение (iskušénije) n. Spanish: tentación es(es) f. Swedish: frestelse