motivation
/ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/noun4 syllables
Motivation means: the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior.
Synonyms for motivation3
noun, as in the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
noun, as in the act of motivating; providing incentive
What does motivation mean?3
noun
the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior“we did not understand his motivation”
the act of motivating; providing incentive
the condition of being motivated“his motivation was at a high level”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with motivation?60
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Motivation in a sentence
- Australians don't need motivation to drink beer, it comes natural.corvard
- My driving force, my motivation, has always been my love for the audience.Tom9358
- That's one of my motivations to live, actually.GemMonkey
- Do you know how to write letters of motivation?frpzzd
- It is easy to knuckle down if you have enough motivation.mesutb
- What makes life dreary is the want of motivation.unknown
- I don't really have a lot of drive or inner motivation.DJ_Saidez
- Motivation is one of the factors which affect the learning process.sundown
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Forms of motivation
as a noun
- plural
- motivations