motivation
Pluralmotivations
- 1A reason that makes you want to do something.
Like the reason you set your alarm early: it pushes you to get up.
Her main motivation for studying hard was to become a doctor.
Money is not his only motivation for working long hours.
Similarreason, motive, incentive
Oppositedisincentive, deterrent
- 2The feeling that makes you want to do things and keep going.
Like the charge in a battery that keeps a toy moving.
After a good sleep, she had the motivation to clean the whole house.
He lost all motivation halfway through the long project.
Similardrive, enthusiasm, ambition, determination
Oppositeapathy, indifference
- 3A thing that makes someone want to act.
Like a treat that makes a dog do a trick.
Fear of failure can be a powerful motivation.
A small reward was enough motivation for the kids to tidy up.
Similarincentive, spur, stimulus, inspiration
Oppositedeterrent, disincentive
- 4The act of making someone want to do something.
Like winding up a toy so it can move on its own.
Good motivation of the team is part of a coach's job.
The teacher's motivation of her students helped them learn faster.
Similarencouragement, inspiration
Oppositediscouragement
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- 5A score that shows how strongly an ad makes people want to buy or visit something.
Like a test grade that shows how much an ad pushes people to buy.
The new ad earned a high motivation in the research test.
Marketers checked the motivation before airing the commercial.
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Origin
From French "motivation". It is made from "motivate" plus "-ion".