motivation

mo·ti·va·tion

(mō′tə-vā′shən)

n.

1.

a. The act or process of motivating: the coach's effective motivation of her players.

b. The state of being motivated; having a desire or willingness to act: students with a high level of motivation.

2. Something that motivates; an inducement, reason, or goal: "If your primary motivation in life is to be moral, you don't become an artist" (Mary Gordon).

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mo′ti·va′tion·al adj.

mo′ti·va′tion·al·ly adv.

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motivation

(ˌməʊtɪˈveɪʃən)

n

1. the act or an instance of motivating

2. desire to do; interest or drive

3. incentive or inducement

4. (Psychology) psychol the process that arouses, sustains and regulates human and animal behaviour

ˌmotiˈvational adj

ˈmotiˌvative adj

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mo•ti•va•tion

(ˌmoʊ təˈveɪ ʃən)

n.

1. an act or instance of motivating.

2. the state of being motivated.

3. something that motivates; inducement.

[1870–75]

mo`ti•va′tion•al, adj.

mo′ti•va`tive, adj.

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Motivation

 

See Also: AMBITION, PURPOSEFULNESS

1. Good intentions … like very mellow and choice fruit, they are difficult to keep —G. Simmons
2. (I simply) ran out of motives, as a car runs out of gas —John Barth
3. The true motives of our actions, like the real pipes of an organ, are usually concealed —Charles Caleb Colton

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	motivation - 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" motive, need psychological feature - a feature of the mental life of a living organism life - a motive for living; "pottery was his life" rational motive - a motive that can be defended by reasoning or logical argument irrational motive - a motivation that is inconsistent with reason or logic impulse, urge - an instinctive motive; "profound religious impulses" ethical motive, ethics, morals, morality - motivation based on ideas of right and wrong mental energy, psychic energy - an actuating force or factor
	2.	motivation - the condition of being motivated; "his motivation was at a high level" condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
	3.	motivation - the act of motivating; providing incentive motivating human action, human activity, act, deed - something that people do or cause to happen

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motivation

noun

1. incentive, inspiration, motive, stimulus, reason, spur, impulse, persuasion, inducement, incitement, instigation, carrot and stick Money is my motivation.

2. inspiration, drive, desire, ambition, hunger, interest The team may be lacking motivation for next week's game.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

motivation

noun

1. Something that encourages:

encouragement, inspiration, stimulation.

2. Something that causes and encourages a given response:

encouragement, fillip, impetus, impulse, incentive, inducement, prod, push, spur, stimulant, stimulation, stimulator, stimulus.

3. A basis for an action or a decision:

cause, ground (often used in plural), motive, reason, spring.

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Translations

إثارَه، تَشْويق، تَحْفيز، حَفْزتـَحْرِيك

motivace

motivation

MotivationMotivierung

κίνητρο

motivación

motivaatio

motivationmobile

motivacija

indokmotiváció

áhugi; ástæîa, hvöt

motivazione

動機づけ

동기 부여

motivatie

motivasjon

motywacja

motivação

мотивация

motivácia

motivation

แรงบันดาลใจ

motivasyongüdülenme

sự thúc đẩy

动机诱因促进因素动力

motivation

[ˌməʊtɪˈveɪʃən] N → motivación f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

motivation

[ˌməʊtɪˈveɪʃ^ən] n

(= motivating force) → motivation f
His prime motivation is money → Sa motivation première est l'argent.
to lack motivation → manquer de motivation

(= specific motive) (for crime, attack) → mobile m

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motivation

n → Motivation f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

motivation

[ˌməʊtɪˈveɪʃ/ən] n → motivazione f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

motive

(ˈməutiv) noun

something that makes a person choose to act in a particular way; a reason. What was his motive for murdering the old lady? motief دافِع، حافِز мотив motivo motiv das Motiv motiv; bevæggrund κίνητρο, ελατήριοmotivo motiiv انگيزه motiivi motifמניע प्रयोजन motiv indíték motif tilefni motivo 動機 (행위의) 동기 motyvas, akstinas motīvs; iemesls motif beweegredenmotiv, begrunnelsemotyw دليل motivo motiv повод; мотив motív nagib motiv motiv แรงจูงใจ neden, sebep, dürtü 動機 мотив, привід مقصد động cơ 动机

ˈmotivate (-veit) verb

to cause to act in a particular way. He was motivated by jealousy. motiveer يُحَفِّز мотивирам motivar podnítit anregen motivere ωθώ, παρακινώmotivar ajendama تحريک کردن motivoida pousser לְהָנִיע प्रेरित करना motivirati motivál mendorong hvetja, kveikja löngun/áhuga motivare 動機づける 동기를 부여하다 skatinti motivēt; rosināt bermotivasi drijven, aanzettenmotiveremotywować تحريك كول motivar a împinge, a motiva побуждать podnietiť spodbuditi motivisati motivera กระตุ้น sebep olmak, güdülemek 激發 спонукати ترغیب دینا thúc đẩy 激发

motiˈvation noun

motivering إثارَه، تَشْويق، تَحْفيز، حَفْز мотивация motivação motivace die Motivierung motivation κίνητρο, παρακίνησηmotivación motivatsioon محرک motivaatio motivationמוטיבציה, הנעה प्रेरण motivacija indok(lás), motiváció motivasi áhugi; ástæða, hvöt motivazione 動機づけ 동기 부여 motyvacija, stimulas motivācija; stimuls motivasi motiveringmotivasjonmotywacja انګيزه motivação motivaţie побуждение motivácia motivacija; utemeljitev motivacija motivering, motivation แรงบันดาลใจ motivasyon, güdülenme 動機 мотивація ترغیب sự thúc đẩy 动力，动机，诱因，促进因素

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

motivation

→ تـَحْرِيك motivace motivation Motivation κίνητρο motivación motivaatio motivation motivacija motivazione 動機づけ 동기 부여 motivatie motivasjon motywacja motivação мотивация motivation แรงบันดาลใจ motivasyon sự thúc đẩy 动机

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mo·ti·va·tion

n. motivación, estimulación externa.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

motivation

n motivación f

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