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unmotivating

  • a word derived from motivate.
    motivate
    verb (used with object)
    to provide with a motive, or a cause or reason to act; incite; impel.

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What is certain is that the event was so unmotivating that a number of Raiders players skipped it altogether.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 15, 2022

If you have unmotivating thoughts like, “What’s wrong with me? I used to be able to lift more weight/stretch further/walk further,” give yourself another dose of self-compassion.

From Seattle Times Jan. 3, 2022

“It was just really unmotivating and exhausting. It felt miserable at times,” she said.

From Washington Post Dec. 11, 2021