Definitions for Motivationˌmoʊ təˈveɪ ʃən

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

mo•ti•va•tionˌmoʊ təˈveɪ ʃən(n.)

  1. an act or instance of motivating.

  2. the state of being motivated.

  3. something that motivates; inducement.

Origin of motivation:

1870–75

mo′ti•va`tive(adj.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. motivation, motive, need(noun)

    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

    "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives"

  2. motivation(noun)

    the condition of being motivated

    "his motivation was at a high level"

  3. motivation, motivating(noun)

    the act of motivating; providing incentive

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. motivation(noun)ˌmoʊ təˈveɪ ʃən

    enthusiasm for doing sth

    a lack of employee motivation

  2. motivationˌmoʊ təˈveɪ ʃən

    a reason or purpose for doing sth

    What's your motivation for learning English?

Wiktionary

  1. motivation(Noun)

    Willingness of action especially in behavior

  2. motivation(Noun)

    The action of motivating.

  3. motivation(Noun)

    Something which motivates.

  4. motivation(Noun)

    An incentive or reason for doing something.

  5. motivation(Noun)

    a research rating that measures how the rational and emotional elements of a commercial affect consumer intention to consider, visit, or buy something.

    The motivation scores showed that 65% of people wanted to visit our website to learn more about the offer after watching the commercial.

  6. Origin: motive, from the verb moveo, + -ation

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Motivation

    Those factors which cause an organism to behave or act in either a goal-seeking or satisfying manner. They may be influenced by physiological drives or by external stimuli.


Translations for Motivation

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

motivation(noun)

to cause to act in a particular way

He was motivated by jealousy.

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