"motivation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: motivations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From French motivation. Morphologically motivate + -ion Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|motivation}} French motivation, {{suffix|en|motivate|ion|nocat=1}} motivate + -ion Head templates: {{en-noun}} motivation (plural motivations)
  1. Willingness of action especially in behavior. Translations (willingness of action especially in behavior): motivering (Afrikaans), motivacion [masculine] (Albanian), دَافِع (dāfiʕ) [masculine] (Arabic), շահագրգռություն (šahagrgṙutʿyun) (Armenian), մոտիվացիա (motivacʿia) (Armenian), motivasiya (Azerbaijani), матыва́цыя (matyvácyja) [feminine] (Belarusian), мотива́ция (motivácija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), motivació [feminine] (Catalan), 動機 (Chinese Mandarin), 动机 (dòngjī) (Chinese Mandarin), 推動力 (Chinese Mandarin), 推动力 (tuīdònglì) (Chinese Mandarin), mutivazione [feminine] (Corsican), motivazione [feminine] (Corsican), mutivazioni [feminine] (Corsican), motivace [feminine] (Czech), motivatie [feminine] (Dutch), motivatsioon (Estonian), motivaatio (Finnish), motivation [feminine] (French), მოტივაცია (moṭivacia) (Georgian), Motivation [feminine] (German), Motivierung [feminine] (German), προθυμία (prothymía) [feminine] (Greek), מוֹטִיבַצְיָה (motivátsya) [feminine] (Hebrew), अभिप्रेरण (abhipreraṇ) [masculine] (Hindi), motivasi (Indonesian), spreagadh [masculine] (Irish), inspreagadh [masculine] (Irish), motivazione [feminine] (Italian), 動機 (dōki) (alt: どうき) (Japanese), モチベーション (mochibēshon) (Japanese), мотивация (motivasiä) (Kazakh), 동기 (donggi) (alt: 動機) (Korean), motivācija [feminine] (Latvian), motyvacija [feminine] (Lithuanian), мотивација (motivacija) [feminine] (Macedonian), motivasi (Malay), स्फूर्ती (sphūrtī) [feminine] (Marathi), motivâtion [feminine] (Norman), motivasjon [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), motivasjon [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), motivacion [feminine] (Occitan), انگیزه (angize) (Persian), برانگیزش (barângizeš) (Persian), انگیزش (angizeš) (Persian), motywacja [feminine] (Polish), motivação [feminine] (Portuguese), motivație [feminine] (Romanian), мотива́ция (motivácija) [feminine] (Russian), motivatzione [feminine] (Sardinian), motivatzioni [feminine] (Sardinian), мотива́ција [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), motivácija [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), mutivazzioni [feminine] (Sicilian), motivácia [feminine] (Slovak), motivacija [feminine] (Slovene), motivación [feminine] (Spanish), motivation [common-gender] (Swedish), kagnyakan (Tagalog), saganyak (Tagalog), ангезиш (angeziš) (Tajik), แรงจูงใจ (rɛɛng-juung-jai) (Thai), güdü (Turkish), motivasyon (Turkish), мотива́ція (motyvácija) [feminine] (Ukrainian), motivatsiya (Uzbek)
    Sense id: en-motivation-en-noun-moOhZdD7 Disambiguation of 'willingness of action especially in behavior': 94 2 2 1 2
  2. The action of motivating. Translations (action of motivating): motivació [feminine] (Catalan), motivaatio (Finnish), انگیزش (angizeš) (Persian), تحریک (tahrik) (Persian), motywacja [feminine] (Polish), motivare [feminine] (Romanian), мотива́ција [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), motivácija [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-motivation-en-noun-vzw8vqA7 Disambiguation of 'action of motivating': 3 91 3 1 1
  3. Something which motivates. Translations (something which motivates): دافِع (dāfiʕ) [masculine] (Arabic), подбу́да (podbúda) [feminine] (Bulgarian), motivació [feminine] (Catalan), انگیزه (angize) (Persian), محرک (moharrek) (Persian), motywacja [feminine] (Polish), motivação [feminine] (Portuguese), мотива́ција [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), motivácija [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), ṣarm (Tocharian B)
    Sense id: en-motivation-en-noun-c94wJ-9x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 4 45 4 15 Disambiguation of 'something which motivates': 2 3 91 2 2
  4. An incentive or reason for doing something. Translations (reason for doing something): շահագրգռություն (šahagrgṙutʿyun) (Armenian), մոտիվացիա (motivacʿia) (Armenian), основание (osnovanie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), motivació [feminine] (Catalan), motivo (Esperanto), motivaatio (Finnish), κίνητρο (kínitro) [neuter] (Greek), motivasi (Indonesian), siocair [feminine] (Irish), انگیزه (angize) (Persian), motywacja [feminine] (Polish), motivo [masculine] (Portuguese), мотива́ција [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), motivácija [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-motivation-en-noun-Hq1pUUh- Disambiguation of 'reason for doing something': 4 3 4 77 12
  5. (advertising) A research rating that measures how the rational and emotional elements of a commercial affect consumer intention to consider, visit, or buy something. Categories (topical): Advertising Translations (research rating that measures how a commercial affects consumer intention): motivació [feminine] (Catalan)
    Sense id: en-motivation-en-noun-3JobN-Jk Topics: advertising, business, marketing Disambiguation of 'research rating that measures how a commercial affects consumer intention': 1 2 2 3 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, unmotivation

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          "sense": "willingness of action especially in behavior",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "inspreagadh"
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          "lang": "Italian",
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          "alt": "どうき",
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          "roman": "mochibēshon",
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          "word": "동기"
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          "word": "мотивација"
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          "word": "स्फूर्ती"
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          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "angize",
          "sense": "willingness of action especially in behavior",
          "word": "انگیزه"
        },
        {
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          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "barângizeš",
          "sense": "willingness of action especially in behavior",
          "word": "برانگیزش"
        },
        {
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          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "angizeš",
          "sense": "willingness of action especially in behavior",
          "word": "انگیزش"
        },
        {
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "willingness of action especially in behavior",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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        {
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          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "willingness of action especially in behavior",
          "tags": [
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        {
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "willingness of action especially in behavior",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "motivație"
        },
        {
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          "roman": "motivácija",
          "sense": "willingness of action especially in behavior",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "мотива́ция"
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          "sense": "willingness of action especially in behavior",
          "tags": [
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          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "willingness of action especially in behavior",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1 2",
          "code": "scn",
          "lang": "Sicilian",
          "sense": "willingness of action especially in behavior",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "mutivazzioni"
        },
        {
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          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "willingness of action especially in behavior",
          "tags": [
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        },
        {
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          "code": "es",
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          "tags": [
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        {
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          "code": "tl",
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          "word": "kagnyakan"
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        {
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          "lang": "Tagalog",
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          "word": "saganyak"
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        {
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          "lang": "Tajik",
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          "word": "ангезиш"
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      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "willingness of action especially in behavior",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "motivasjon"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "willingness of action especially in behavior",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "motivasjon"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "willingness of action especially in behavior",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "motivacion"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "angize",
      "sense": "willingness of action especially in behavior",
      "word": "انگیزه"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "barângizeš",
      "sense": "willingness of action especially in behavior",
      "word": "برانگیزش"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "angizeš",
      "sense": "willingness of action especially in behavior",
      "word": "انگیزش"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "willingness of action especially in behavior",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "motywacja"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "willingness of action especially in behavior",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "motivação"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "willingness of action especially in behavior",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "motivație"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "motivácija",
      "sense": "willingness of action especially in behavior",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "мотива́ция"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "sense": "willingness of action especially in behavior",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "motivatzione"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "sense": "willingness of action especially in behavior",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "motivatzioni"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "willingness of action especially in behavior",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "мотива́ција"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "willingness of action especially in behavior",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "motivácija"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "willingness of action especially in behavior",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mutivazzioni"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "willingness of action especially in behavior",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "motivácia"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "willingness of action especially in behavior",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "motivacija"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "willingness of action especially in behavior",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "motivación"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "willingness of action especially in behavior",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "motivation"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "willingness of action especially in behavior",
      "word": "kagnyakan"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "willingness of action especially in behavior",
      "word": "saganyak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "angeziš",
      "sense": "willingness of action especially in behavior",
      "word": "ангезиш"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "rɛɛng-juung-jai",
      "sense": "willingness of action especially in behavior",
      "word": "แรงจูงใจ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "willingness of action especially in behavior",
      "word": "güdü"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "willingness of action especially in behavior",
      "word": "motivasyon"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "motyvácija",
      "sense": "willingness of action especially in behavior",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "мотива́ція"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "willingness of action especially in behavior",
      "word": "motivatsiya"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "action of motivating",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "motivació"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "action of motivating",
      "word": "motivaatio"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "angizeš",
      "sense": "action of motivating",
      "word": "انگیزش"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "tahrik",
      "sense": "action of motivating",
      "word": "تحریک"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "action of motivating",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "motywacja"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "action of motivating",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "motivare"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "action of motivating",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "мотива́ција"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "action of motivating",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "motivácija"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "dāfiʕ",
      "sense": "something which motivates",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "دافِع"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "podbúda",
      "sense": "something which motivates",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "подбу́да"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "something which motivates",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "motivació"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "angize",
      "sense": "something which motivates",
      "word": "انگیزه"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "moharrek",
      "sense": "something which motivates",
      "word": "محرک"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "something which motivates",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "motywacja"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "something which motivates",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "motivação"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "something which motivates",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "мотива́ција"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "something which motivates",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "motivácija"
    },
    {
      "code": "txb",
      "lang": "Tocharian B",
      "sense": "something which motivates",
      "word": "ṣarm"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "šahagrgṙutʿyun",
      "sense": "reason for doing something",
      "word": "շահագրգռություն"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "motivacʿia",
      "sense": "reason for doing something",
      "word": "մոտիվացիա"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "osnovanie",
      "sense": "reason for doing something",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "основание"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "reason for doing something",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "motivació"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "reason for doing something",
      "word": "motivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "reason for doing something",
      "word": "motivaatio"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "kínitro",
      "sense": "reason for doing something",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "κίνητρο"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "reason for doing something",
      "word": "motivasi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "reason for doing something",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "siocair"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "angize",
      "sense": "reason for doing something",
      "word": "انگیزه"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "reason for doing something",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "motywacja"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "reason for doing something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "motivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "reason for doing something",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "мотива́ција"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "reason for doing something",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "motivácija"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "research rating that measures how a commercial affects consumer intention",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "motivació"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "motivation"
  ],
  "word": "motivation"
}

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