FORBIDDEN FRUIT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Originally an apple from the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden; it is now used to refer to anything that is tempting but dangerous (as sexuality)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("forbidden fruit" is a kind of...):

enticement; temptation (something that seduces or has the quality to seduce)

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