seduction

UK: /sɪˈdʌkʃ^ən/ US: /sɪˈdʌkʃən/ ,(si duk′shən)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

se•duc•tion /sɪˈdʌkʃən/   n. 

1. the act of seducing:
   [uncountable] planning seduction.
   [countable] his many seductions.
2. something attractive and appealing:
   [countable] the seductions of a glamorous career.
See -duc-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

se•duc•tion  (si duk′shən), n. 

1. an act or instance of seducing, esp. sexually.
2. the condition of being seduced.
3. a means of seducing; enticement;
   temptation.

Also, se•duce•ment  (si do̅o̅s′mənt, -dyo̅o̅s′-). 

• Latin sēductiōn- (stem of sēductiō) a leading aside, equivalent. to sēduct(us) (past participle of sēdūcere to seduce) + -iōn- -ion
• 1520–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

seduction / sɪˈdʌkʃən/ noun

1. the act of seducing or the state of being seduced
2. a means of seduction