NOUN | motive | mental energy, psychic energy | an actuating force or factor |
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Meaning | An actuating force or factor. | |
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Synonym | psychic energy | |
Narrower | incitement, incitation, provocation | Something that incites or provokes |
libidinal energy | (psychoanalysis) psychic energy produced by the libido | |
Broader | motivation, motive, need | The psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal |
Spanish | energía mental | |
Catalan | energia mental |
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