temptation

 
Pronunciation: /tɛm(p)ˈteɪʃ(ə)n/

noun

  • the desire to do something, especially something wrong or unwise: he resisted the temptation to call Celia at the office [mass noun]: we almost gave in to temptation
  • a thing that attracts or tempts someone: the temptations of life in London
  • (the Temptation) the tempting of Jesus by the Devil (see Matt. 4).

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French temptacion, from Latin temptatio(n-), from temptare 'handle, test, try'