n00023773
type | n |
lex_filenum | 03 |
def | the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal |
def | the reason for the action |
def | that which gives purpose and direction to behavior |
examples | we did not understand his motivation he acted with the best of motives |
Outgoing links | |
Hypernym | psychological feature |
Derivationally related form | motive → motive(a) |
Derivationally related form | motive → motivate |
Derivationally related form | motivation → motivational; motivation → motivate |
Hyponym | life; rational motive; irrational motive; urge, impulse; ethical motive, ethics, morals, morality; psychic energy, mental energy |
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Derivationally related form | motive(a) → motive |
Derivationally related form | motivational → motivation; motivate → motivation |
Pertainym (pertains to noun) | motivational → motivation |
Hyponym | psychological feature |
Hypernym | life; rational motive; irrational motive; urge, impulse; ethical motive, ethics, morals, morality; psychic energy, mental energy |
Derivationally related form | motivate → motive |
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