TEMPTATION

[noun] [U]Advertising relies heavily on temptation (= trying to attract people).Temptation is also the desire to do or have something which you know you should not do or have.I know I shouldn't eat chocolate cake when I'm dieting, but I find it hard to resist temptation. [U]As a young actress, she managed to resist the temptation to move to Hollywood and become a film star. [C + to infinitive]A temptation is something that you want to do or have.After living in Manhattan for five years, they succumbed to the temptations of life in the country.