seduction

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun enticing someone astray from right behavior
  2. noun an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French séduction, from Latin sēductiō, from sēdūcō. Equivalent to seduce + -tion.

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