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SEDUCTION

Pronunciation (US):

• SEDUCTION (noun)
The noun SEDUCTION has 2 senses:

1. enticing someone astray from right behavior
2. an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone

Familiarity information: SEDUCTION used as a noun is rare.

• SEDUCTION (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Enticing someone astray from right behavior

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("seduction" is a kind of...):

enticement; temptation (the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

An act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

seduction; conquest

Hypernyms ("seduction" is a kind of...):

success (an attainment that is successful)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "seduction"):

score; sexual conquest (a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse)

"It ain't over till it's over."
(English proverb)
"One could not cross a bridge constructed by oneself."
(Bhutanese proverb)
"Not only can water float a craft, it can sink it also."
(Chinese proverb)
"Just toss it in my hat and I'll sort it to-morrow."
(Dutch proverb)

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