Seduction Meaning
/sɪˈdʌk.ʃn̩/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe act of seducing.
nounThe felony of, as a man, inducing a previously chaste unmarried female to engage in sexual intercourse on a promise of marriage.
Sentence Examples
I can't shake off her seduction.
Sami entered a new world of seduction and sex.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of the CEO was achieved through promises of wealth and power.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The novel explored the ____ of power and how it corrupts even well-intentioned leaders.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from Middle French séduction, from Latin sēductiō, from sēdūcō. Equivalent to seduce + -tion.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"It is with no small degree of irony that I confess that immersing myself in an interdisciplinary project has warmed me to the seductions of disciplinary perspectives."
— 2006, Matt Wray, Not Quite White, page xi:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of the CEO was achieved through promises of wealth and power.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The novel explored the ____ of power and how it corrupts even well-intentioned leaders.