seduction

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Pronunciation

• (British, RP) IPA: /sɪˈdʌk.ʃn̩/
• (America, GA) IPA: /sɪˈdʌk.ʃn̩/

Noun

seduction

1. The act of seducing.

   Seduction is the fine art of manipulating people based on physical attraction and desire.

2. (dated, legal, in English common law) The felony of, as a man, inducing a previously chaste unmarried female to engage in sexual intercourse on a promise of marriage.

Related terms

• seduce

Translations

• French: séduction
• German: Verführung
• Portuguese: sedução
• Russian: обольще́ние
• Spanish: seducción

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