Verlockung

German

Etymology

verlocken +‎ -ung

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɛɐˈlɔkʊŋ/
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Hyphenation: Ver‧lo‧ckung

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

temptation, enticement
Synonym: Versuchung

der Verlockung widerstehen ― to resist the temptation

der Verlockung erliegen ― to succumb to the enticement

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading

“Verlockung” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Verlockung” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
“Verlockung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Verlockung” in Duden online

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