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- [moh-tuh-vey-shuh n]
- /ˌmoʊ təˈveɪ ʃən/
- /ˌməʊ.tɪˈveɪ.ʃən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [moh-tuh-vey-shuh n]
- /ˌmoʊ təˈveɪ ʃən/
Definitions of motivation word
- noun motivation the act or an instance of motivating, or providing with a reason to act in a certain way: I don't understand what her motivation was for quitting her job. Synonyms: motive, inspiration, inducement, cause, impetus. 1
- noun motivation the state or condition of being motivated or having a strong reason to act or accomplish something: We know that these students have strong motivation to learn. 1
- noun motivation something that motivates; inducement; incentive: Clearly, the company's long-term motivation is profit. 1
- noun motivation The reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way. 1
- countable noun motivation Your motivation for doing something is what causes you to want to do it. 0
- noun motivation the act or an instance of motivating 0
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Origin of motivation
First appearance:
before 1870 One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75; motive + -ation
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Motivation
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
motivation popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
motivation usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for motivation
noun motivation
- desire — A desire is a strong wish to do or have something.
- impetus — a moving force; impulse; stimulus: The grant for building the opera house gave impetus to the city's cultural life.
- interest — the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something: She has a great interest in the poetry of Donne.
- wish — to want; desire; long for (usually followed by an infinitive or a clause): I wish to travel. I wish that it were morning.
- incentive — something that incites or tends to incite to action or greater effort, as a reward offered for increased productivity.
Antonyms for motivation
noun motivation
- dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
- hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
- hatred — the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
- hindrance — an impeding, stopping, preventing, or the like.
- deterrent — A deterrent is something that prevents people from doing something by making them afraid of what will happen to them if they do it.
Top questions with motivation
- what is motivation?
- what is intrinsic motivation?
- what does motivation mean?
- what is extrinsic motivation?
- why do i lack motivation?
- why do i have no motivation?
- how to find motivation?
- which was not a motivation for european colonization of africa?
- motivation theory identifies which three needs?
- what do motivation and emotion have in common?
- where does motivation come from?
- what is your motivation to apply for this position?
- what is character motivation?
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- what best describes the motivation for the space race?
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