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seduction

/səˈdʌkʃən/
/sɛˈdʌkʃən/
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Other forms: seductions

Use the noun seduction when you're talking about a devious kind of persuasion, in which you cajole or charm someone into going along with your evil plan.

You can also use seduction to mean a romantic attraction, especially if one person sets out to attract the other. The Latin root is seducere, "lead away or lead astray." Originally, seduction only referred to a man enticing a woman into romance, and not the other way around.

Definitions of seduction
  1. noun
    enticing someone astray from right behavior
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    type of:
    enticement, temptation
    the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire
  2. noun
    an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone
    synonyms: conquest
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    types:
    cuckoldry
    the practice of making cuckolds; sexual conquests of married women
    type of:
    success
    an attainment that is successful
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