When people start comparing themselves with those who've already succeeded, it becomes a big factor of demotivation for them.
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Demotivation
Synonyms for "demotivation" (14 found)
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Closest matches (3)
Noun(3 words)
Strong matches (4)
Noun(2 words)
demotivation leveldiscouragement
Verb(2 words)
discourage effortforcing reading
Related words (7)
Noun(7 words)
loss of motivationlow motivationmotivation lossobstacle to learningpowerlessness in educationunengaging taskwaning motivation
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9 entriesapathetic statedisengagementgradual demotivationlow moralenegative feedbackpersistent demotivationtask difficultyunengaging taskuninteresting assignment
Collocations
5 entriesacademic demotivationcauses of demotivationdemotivation among studentsdemotivation factorsdemotivation in education
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
5 entriesSample sentences
3 total sentences available.
Young people often underestimate the massive effort it takes to learn a foreign language and tackle several at a time, spreading themselves thin, which quickly leads to demotivation once they see their poor results.
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Demotivation can feel horrible.
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