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Definition of "seduction" [se•duc•tion]

  • The act of seducing. (noun)
  • The condition of being seduced. (noun)
  • Something that seduces or has the qualities to seduce; an enticement. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "seduction" in a sentence
  • "Education curator Peggy Burchenal questions Tostmann's decision to put the word seduction'' in the working title."
  • "In an attempt to discover the truth about each other, both Riane and Nick decide seduction is the best tactic."
  • "She doesn't try to suspend our disbelief; seduction is best done with a wink, not a lie, and Anderson deliberately scales her projections and even her vocal distortions absurdly, dwarfing herself with the very amplification of her sounds and her vision."