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SEDUCTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Enticing someone astray from right behavior
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("seduction" is a kind of...):
enticement; temptation (the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire)
Derivation:
seduce (lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone
Synonyms:
conquest; seduction
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("seduction" is a kind of...):
success (an attainment that is successful)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "seduction"):
score; sexual conquest (a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse)
Derivation:
seduce (induce to have sex)
