1. temptation

noun. ['tɛmˈteɪʃən'] something that seduces or has the quality to seduce.

Rhymes with Temptation

• deinstitutionalization
• institutionalization
• self-congratulation
• antidiscrimination
• telecommunication
• nondiscrimination
• misrepresentation
• mischaracterization
• internationalization
• industrialization
• decriminalization
• transillumination
• self-determination
• renationalization
• recapitalization
• prestidigitation
• misinterpretation
• misidentification
• miscommunication
• experimentation
• excommunication
• disqualification
• discontinuation
• denationalization
• decentralization
• transplantation
• singularization
• self-perpetuation
• securitization
• reinterpretation

How do you pronounce temptation?

Pronounce temptation as tɛmˈteɪʃən.

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Sentences with temptation

1. Noun, singular or mass
Resist the temptation to lift the lid and check the rice during the simmering and steaming stages.

Quotes about temptation

1. I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.
- Mae West

2. Darkness comes. In the middle of it, the future looks blank. The temptation to quit is huge. Don't. You are in good company... You will argue with yourself that there is no way forward. But with God, nothing is impossible. He has more ropes and ladders and tunnels out of pits than you can conceive. Wait. Pray without ceasing. Hope.
- John Piper

3. I can resist anything except temptation.
- Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere's Fan

2. temptation

noun. ['tɛmˈteɪʃən'] the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire.

3. temptation

noun. ['tɛmˈteɪʃən'] the desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid.