"transmotivation" meaning in English

See transmotivation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: transmotivations [plural]
Etymology: From trans- + motivation, coined by the scholar Gérard Genette. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|trans|motivation}} trans- + motivation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} transmotivation (countable and uncountable, plural transmotivations)
  1. (literature) The process of revising a fictional character's motivations to correspond to his/her actions. Tags: countable, uncountable

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