irrational_motive (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *irrational motive*:
NOUN	motive	irrational motive	a motivation that is inconsistent with reason or logic

English > *irrational motive*: 1 sense > noun 1, motive
Meaning	A motivation that is inconsistent with reason or logic.
Narrower	compulsion, obsession	An irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will
	irrational impulse	A strong spontaneous and irrational motivation
	mania, passion, cacoethes	An irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
Broader	motivation, motive, need	The psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal
Spanish	motivación irracional

HyperDic: irrational_motive