motivation
Americannoun
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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.
- Synonyms:
- impetus, cause, inducement, inspiration, motive
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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.
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something that motivates; inducement; incentive.
Clearly, the company's long-term motivation is profit.
Other Word Forms
- demotivation noun
- motivational adjective
- motivative adjective
- nonmotivation noun
- remotivation noun
Etymology
Origin of motivation
Example Sentences
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That international expansion was also a key motivation behind the selection of this year's Super Bowl performer Bad Bunny, who is expected to provide the first half-time show sung entirely in Spanish.
From Barron's
Hall says the primary motivation behind the timing was parliamentary arithmetic.
From BBC
"We are concerned that the motivation is to achieve an advantage in the litigation, and whether that is in fact the motivation, that is its clear effect", they added.
From BBC
He will have extra motivation to do so in Italy as his mother comes from Bologna and he will have plenty of family in Livigno to cheer him on.
From BBC
Draper, who has dropped down to number 13 in the rankings, hopes last year's positive start can serve as motivation as he attempts to return to the top.
From BBC
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