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- pronunciation:
- mo
t
veI
shn
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act or process of motivating.
The motivation of students can be a challenging task for teachers. |
| definition 2: |
the enthusiasm or desire to do something that comes from being motivated.
She is intelligent enough to do well in school but lacks motivation.- similar words:
- drive
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| definition 3: |
something that motivates; inducement; inspiration.
His fantasy of becoming a Broadway star was his motivation to enter the acting profession.- similar words:
- incentive, inspiration, motive
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| related words: |
causation, goad, purpose |
adjective + (n.)motivation
academic,
autonomous,
competitive,
contextual,
external,
extrinsic,
ideological,
increased,
individual,
instructional,
internal,
interpersonal,
intrinsic,
perceived,
personal,
positive,
primary,
principal,
psychological,
religious,
secular,
self-determined,
sole,
strong,
sufficient,
unconscious,
underlying
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verb + (n.)motivation
affect, assess, decrease, enhance, examine, explore, foster, increase, influence, lack, possess, predict, question, relate, sustain, undermine
(n.)motivation
+ verb
associate, comply, correlate, derive, differ, engage, exercise, learn, participate, underlie
noun + (n.)motivation
ability,
achievement,
athlete,
attendance,
attitude,
capability,
character,
characteristic,
cognition,
competence,
construct,
dimension,
efficacy,
factor,
fan,
goal,
hypothesis,
incentive,
individual,
lack,
learner,
level,
mastery,
orientation,
personality,
reward,
self-esteem,
skill,
sport,
strategy,
student,
task,
theory,
variable
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| derivation: |
motivational (adj.) |
The word motivation
contains the following part:
mob, mot, mov
Latin
root
that means move
  Example words:
automobile, commotion, demote, emote, emotion, immobile, immovable, locomotion, mobile, motivate, motivation, motive, motor, movement, nonmotile, remote, remove, unmotivated, unmoved
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