Usually means: Desire to do something unwise.
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General (27 matching dictionaries)
  1. temptation: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. temptation: Merriam-Webster
  3. temptation, the Temptation: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. temptation: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. temptation: Collins English Dictionary
  6. temptation: Vocabulary.com
  7. Temptation, temptation: Wordnik
  8. temptation: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. temptation: Wiktionary
  10. temptation: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. temptation: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  12. temptation: Infoplease Dictionary
  13. Temptation, temptation: Dictionary.com
  14. temptation: Online Etymology Dictionary
  15. temptation: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  16. Temptation (Arash song), Temptation (Australian game show), Temptation (Brenda K. Starr album), Temptation (Corina song), Temptation (Elvis Costello song), Temptation (Harisu album), Temptation (Holly Cole album), Temptation (Monrose album), Temptation (New Order song), Temptation (Shelby Lynne album), Temptation (The Tea Party song), Temptation (Wet Wet Wet song), Temptation (disambiguation), Temptation (play), Temptation: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  17. Temptation: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  18. temptation: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  19. temptation: Rhymezone
  20. Temptation: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  21. temptation: FreeDictionary.org
  22. temptation: Mnemonic Dictionary
  23. temptation, the Temptation: TheFreeDictionary.com
  24. temptation: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations
  25. temptation: Webster's 1828 Dictionary

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Temptation (meaning), temptation, the Temptation: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Temptation (meaning), Temptation, the Temptation: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Brilliant Dream Dictionary (No longer online)

Religion (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Temptation: Easton Bible
  2. Temptation: Catholic Encyclopedia

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. The Temptation: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See temptations as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
noun:  The act of tempting.
noun:  The condition of being tempted.
noun:  Something attractive, tempting or seductive; an inducement or enticement.
noun:  Pressure applied to one's thinking designed to create wrong emotions which will eventually lead to wrong actions.

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