seduction
pronunciation
How to pronounce seduction in British English:
UK [sɪˈdʌkʃn]
How to pronounce seduction in American English:
US [sɪˈdʌkʃən]
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- Noun:
- enticing someone astray from right behavior
- an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone
Word Origin
- seduction (n.)
- 1520s, from Middle French séduction, from Latin seductionem (nominative seductio), noun of action from past participle stem of seducere (see seduce). Originally with reference to actions or beliefs; sexual sense is from 1769, originally always with women as the objects. Earlier appearance of the word in Middle English with a sense "treason, treachery" probably is a confusion with sedition, which confusion also is found in Old French seducion "treason, betrayal."
Example
- 1. Who said the art of seduction is dead ?
- 2. This long tracking shot not only seduces the viewer but reflects henry 's seduction of karen , too .
- 3. His central characters are aristocratic profligates who consider themselves above morality and amuse themselves by plotting the seduction of a young girl .
- 4. She even describes battles with bureaucrats as an exercise in seduction , thanks to the promise of pleasure in resolution .
- 5. The model 's seduction is obvious : china 's growth has been extraordinary .