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English noun: motivation | |||
| 1. | motivation 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 | ||
| Samples | We did not understand his motivation. He acted with the best of motives. | ||
| Synonyms | motive, need | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | psychological feature | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ethical motive, ethics, impulse, irrational motive, life, mental energy, morality, morals, psychic energy, rational motive, urge | ||
| 2. | motivation (state) the condition of being motivated | ||
| Samples | His motivation was at a high level. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | condition, status | ||
| 3. | motivation (act) the act of motivating; providing incentive | ||
| Synonyms | motivating | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | act, deed, human action, human activity | ||
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