Word Type

Noun

The word "motivation" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Causes Desire

attend class study

Derived Terms

antimotivation countermotivation demotivation extrinsic motivation intrinsic motivation letter of motivation motivational motivationless nonmotivation remotivation submotivation transmotivation undermotivation unmotivation

Context

advertising

Has Property

key to accomplishing

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

act condition deed human action human activity psychological feature status

Type Of (IsA)

act condition mysterious force psychological feature

Related Terms

incentive motif motivate motivating motivational motive reason

Synonym Network

activation encouragement energization ground inducement reason theme

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