motivation
noun
Origin of motivation
Related Words for motivation
desire, impetus, interest, wish, incentive, motive, reason, encouragement, impulse, catalyst, inclination, provocation, hunger, gimmick, angle, persuasion, incitation, kick, fire, actionExamples from the Web for motivation
Contemporary Examples of motivation
“You ask me my motivation,” Marvin says, moving back into his tough guy persona again.
As the recruitment process begins, the question of motivation could also prove to be a hurdle.
At least part of the motivation for that change came from people coming out of the closet and putting a human face on the insult.
Instead, they highlighted Stewart's discussion of her character's motivation.
The Right-Wing Crusade Against KStew: How Fear Factories Like Breitbart and Fox Distort NewsMarlow Stern
October 16, 2014
At the time Sorenson said that his motivation was “to defeat Mitt Romney” and that Paul was the best candidate to do so.
Historical Examples of motivation
The second evil in this external presentation is lack of motivation.
The Child and the CurriculumJohn Dewey
It is only a matter of motivation on the part of the subject.
A Practical Guide to Self-HypnosisMelvin Powers
Nevertheless he was the basis, the motivation second only to mine.
Question of ComfortLes Collins
The breeze was the ultimate archfiend and there can be no question as to its motivation.
Collector's ItemRobert F. Young
The law of motivation is, like all causality, merely the form of the phenomenon.
Introduction to the Science of SociologyRobert E. Park