co·na·tion (k -n  sh n)n. Psychology The aspect of mental processes or behavior directed toward action or change and including impulse, desire, volition, and striving. [Latin c nti, cntin-, effort, from cntus, past participle of cnr , to try.]co·na tion·al, cona·tive (kn-t v, k n-) adj. |
conation [kəʊˈneɪʃən]
n
(Psychology) the element in psychological processes that tends towards activity or change and appears as desire, volition, and striving
[from Latin cōnātiō an attempting, from cōnārī to try]
conational adj
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