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 Definitions of Motivation  [ˌmoʊ təˈveɪ ʃən]  

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Definition of 'Motivation' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

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)

Definition of 'Motivation' Princeton's WordNet 

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


Definition of 'Motivation' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

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 

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.


Translation of 'Motivation' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: to cause to act in a particular way
He was motivated by jealousy.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: motivering Arabic flag Arabic: إثارَه، تَشْويق، تَحْفيز، Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: мотивация
Brazilian flag Brazilian: motivação Czech flag Czech: motivace German flag German: die Motivierung
Danish flag Danish: motivation Greek flag Greek: κίνητρο, παρακίνηση Spanish flag Spanish: motivación
Estonian flag Estonian: motivatsioon Farsi flag Farsi: محرک Finnish flag Finnish: motivaatio
French flag French: motivation Hebrew flag Hebrew: מוֹטִיבַציָה, הֲנַעַה Hindi flag Hindi: प्रेरण
Croatian flag Croatian: motivacija Hungarian flag Hungarian: indok(lás), motiváció Indonesian flag Indonesian: motivasi
Icelandic flag Icelandic: áhugi; ástæða, hvöt Italian flag Italian: motivazione Japanese flag Japanese: 動機づけ
Korean flag Korean: 동기 부여 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: motyvacija, stimulas Latvian flag Latvian: motivācija; stimuls
Malay flag Malay: motivasi Dutch flag Dutch: motivering Norwegian flag Norwegian: motivasjon
Polish flag Polish: motywacja Persian flag Persian: محرک Pashto flag Pashto: انګيزه
Portuguese flag Portuguese: motivação Romanian flag Romanian: motivaţie Russian flag Russian: побуждение
Slovak flag Slovak: motivácia Slovenian flag Slovenian: motivacija; utemeljitev Serbian flag Serbian: motivacija
Swedish flag Swedish: motivering, motivation Thai flag Thai: แรงบันดาลใจ Turkish flag Turkish: motivasyon, güdülenme
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 動機 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: мотивація Urdu flag Urdu: ترغیب
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: sự thúc đẩy Chinese flag Chinese: 动力,动机,诱因,促进因素

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