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seduction

[ si-duhk-shuhn ]

noun

  1. an act or instance of seducing, especially sexually.
  2. the condition of being seduced.
  3. a means of seducing; enticement; temptation.


seduction

/ sɪˈdʌkʃən /

noun

  1. the act of seducing or the state of being seduced
  2. a means of seduction


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Word History and Origins

Origin of seduction1

First recorded in 1520–30; from Latin sēductiōn-, stem of sēductiō “a leading aside,” from sēduct(us) “led aside” (past participle of sēdūcere “to lead aside”; seduce ) + -iō -ion

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Example Sentences

The second was that the demand for seduction schooling was elastic.

In 1954, Dr. Fredric Wertham made the same claim in his controversial book, Seduction of the Innocent.

There were two modes of being with him, I think it was seduction on the one hand and bewilderment on the other.

These creative writers mastered seduction off the page, too.

Had some of them previously witnessed his attempts at seduction?

I dared not trust myself to the seduction of his manner and voice—he was a past-master in the art of making love.

Margaret, I don't mind being party to a flirtation—but I draw the line at being the victim of a seduction.

He is dazzled by the spectacular glories of the capital, but his native stock of cannyness renders him proof against seduction.

She used all her arts of attraction, of seduction, but he remained obdurate.

In many instances the seduction is effected by other children, and often at a very early age.

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