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Definitions for Motivation
[1] the act or an instance of motivating, or providing with a reason to act in a certain way: I don't understand what her motivation was for quitting her job.
[2] the state or condition of being motivated or having a strong reason to act or accomplish something: We know that these students have strong motivation to learn.
[3] something that motivates; inducement; incentive: Clearly, the company's long-term motivation is profit.
[4] the act or an instance of motivating
[5] desire to do; interest or drive
[6] incentive or inducement
[7] psychol the process that arouses, sustains and regulates human and animal behaviour
Words related to Motivation
desire, impetus, interest, wish, incentive, motive, reason, encouragement, impulse, catalyst, inclination, provocation, hunger, gimmick, angle, persuasion, incitation, kick, fire, action
Words nearby Motivation
motion sickness, motion study, motion work, motionless, motivate, motivation, motivation research, motivational research, motive, motive power, motivic
Origin of Motivation
First recorded in 1870–75; motive + -ation
Other words from Motivation
mo·ti·va·tion·al , adjective
mo·ti·va·tive , adjective
an·ti·mo·ti·va·tion·al , adjective
de·mo·ti·va·tion , noun
non·mo·ti·va·tion , noun
non·mo·ti·va·tion·al , adjective
re·mo·ti·va·tion , noun
Synonyms for Motivation
catalyst, desire, encouragement, impetus, impulse, incentive, inclination, interest, motive, reason, wish, action, actuation, angle, disposition, drive, fire, gimmick, goose, hunger, impulsion, incitation, incitement, inducement, instigation, kick, persuasion, predetermination, predisposition, provocation, push, spur, stimulus, suggestion, get up and go, right stuff