| NOUN | Tops | motivation, motive, need | the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal |
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| state | motivation | the condition of being motivated | |
| act | motivation, motivating | the act of motivating |
| Sounds | mow.tahvey'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Example | "we did not understand his motivation" | |
| Synonyms | motive, need | |
| Narrower | ethical motive, ethics, morals, morality | motivation based on ideas of right and wrong |
| irrational motive | A motivation that is inconsistent with reason or logic | |
| life | A motive for living | |
| psychic energy, mental energy | An actuating force or factor | |
| rational motive | A motive that can be defended by reasoning or logical argument | |
| urge, impulse | An instinctive motive | |
| Broader | psychological feature | A feature of the mental life of a living organism |
| Spanish | motivación, motivo, necesidad | |
| Catalan | motiu, motivació, necessitat | |
| Adjectives | motivational | of or relating to motivation |
| Verbs | motivate | give an incentive for action / action |
| Meaning | The condition of being motivated. | |
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| Example | "his motivation was at a high level" | |
| Broader | condition, status | A state at a particular time |
| Adjectives | motivational | of or relating to motivation |
| Verbs | motivate | give an incentive for action / action |
| Meaning | The act of motivating; providing incentive. | |
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| Synonym | motivating | |
| Broader | act, deed, human action, human activity | Something that people do or cause to happen |
| Adjectives | motivational | of or relating to motivation |
| Verbs | motivate | give an incentive for action / action |
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