/ tempˈteɪʃn; NAmE / noun
1.
[ C , U ] the desire to do or have sth that you know is bad or wrong :
the temptation of easy profits
to give way to / yield to temptation
I couldn't resist the temptation to open the letter.
Don't put temptation in her way by offering her a cigarette.
2.
[ C ] a thing that makes sb want to do or have sth that they know is bad or wrong :
An expensive bicycle is a temptation to thieves.
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French temptacion , from Latin temptatio(n-) , from temptare handle, test, try.