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seduction
(redirected from Sexual seduction)

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se·duc·tion  (s-dkshn)
n.
1.
a. The act of seducing.
b. The condition of being seduced.
2. Something that seduces or has the qualities to seduce; an enticement.

[Latin sducti, sductin-, from sductus, past participle of sdcere, to lead astray : s-, apart; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots + dcere, to lead; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.]

seduction [sɪˈdʌkʃən]
n
1. the act of seducing or the state of being seduced
2. a means of seduction
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.seduction - enticing someone astray from right behaviorseduction - enticing someone astray from right behavior
enticement, temptation - the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire; "his enticements were shameless"
2.seduction - an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone
success - an attainment that is successful; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success"
sexual conquest, score - a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse; "calling his seduction of the girl a `score' was a typical example of male slang"

seduction
noun
1. temptation, attraction, lure, draw, pull, charm, snare, allure, enticement The seduction of the show is the fact that the kids are in it.
2. corruption, dishonour, ravishment, bedding, ruin (archaic), defloration, taking away someone's innocence his seduction of a minor
Translations
seduction [sɪˈdʌkʃən] N (= act) → seducción f; (= attraction) → tentación f
seduction [sɪˈdʌkʃən] n
(sexual)séduction f
(= persuasion) → persuasion f
(= attractive quality) → attrait m
the seductions of sth → les attraits de qch
seduction
nVerführung f
seduction [sɪˈdʌkʃn] nseduzione f


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I knew that the rector was because he had told me in vivid detail about his sexual seductions of young men in the church.
In this volume scholars of the law and social history study bigamy, concubinage, sexual seduction, and adultery and trace the evolution of juridical concepts, judicial practice, and social behavior during the fourteenth to eighteenth centuries.
In Clark's interpretation, the bold hip undulations as she rode her imaginary bike were more a dare of anger and danger rather than any sort of sexual seduction that might have been suggested by the black leather.
 
 
 
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