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1. (n.) motivation
an act or instance of motivating.
2. motivation
the state of being motivated.
3. motivation
something that motivates; inducement.
Etymology: (1870–75)
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| Definition of 'Motivation' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) motivation, motive, need
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. (noun) motivation
the condition of being motivated
"his motivation was at a high level"
3. (noun) motivation, motivating
the act of motivating; providing incentive
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1. (noun) motivation
enthusiasm for doing sth
a lack of employee motivation
2. motivation
a reason or purpose for doing sth
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| Definition of 'Motivation' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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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.
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Sense: to cause to act in a particular way
He was motivated by jealousy.
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 Afrikaans: motivering |
 Arabic: إثارَه، تَشْويق، تَحْفيز، |
 Bulgarian: мотивация |
 Brazilian: motivação |
 Czech: motivace |
 German: die Motivierung |
 Danish: motivation |
 Greek: κίνητρο, παρακίνηση |
 Spanish: motivación |
 Estonian: motivatsioon |
 Farsi: محرک |
 Finnish: motivaatio |
 French: motivation |
 Hebrew: מוֹטִיבַציָה, הֲנַעַה |
 Hindi: प्रेरण |
 Croatian: motivacija |
 Hungarian: indok(lás), motiváció |
 Indonesian: motivasi |
 Icelandic: áhugi; ástæða, hvöt |
 Italian: motivazione |
 Japanese: 動機づけ |
 Korean: 동기 부여 |
 Lithuanian: motyvacija, stimulas |
 Latvian: motivācija; stimuls |
 Malay: motivasi |
 Dutch: motivering |
 Norwegian: motivasjon |
 Polish: motywacja |
 Persian: محرک |
 Pashto: انګيزه |
 Portuguese: motivação |
 Romanian: motivaţie |
 Russian: побуждение |
 Slovak: motivácia |
 Slovenian: motivacija; utemeljitev |
 Serbian: motivacija |
 Swedish: motivering, motivation |
 Thai: แรงบันดาลใจ |
 Turkish: motivasyon, güdülenme |
 Taiwanese: 動機 |
 Ukrainian: мотивація |
 Urdu: ترغیب |
 Vietnamese: sự thúc đẩy |
 Chinese: 动力，动机，诱因，促进因素 |
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