"motivation" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

The psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal;
The reason for the action;
That which gives purpose and direction to behavior (synset 100023953)
"we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives"

is a type of: psychological feature - a feature of the mental life of a living organism
subtypes:
- life - a motive for living
- rational motive - a motive that can be defended by reasoning or logical argument
- irrational motive - a motivation that is inconsistent with reason or logic
- impulse, urge - an instinctive motive
- ethical motive, ethics, morality, morals - motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
- mental energy, psychic energy - an actuating force or factor
same as: motive, need
The condition of being motivated (synset 114602016)
"his motivation was at a high level"

is a type of: condition, status - a state at a particular time
The act of motivating;
Providing incentive (synset 100071461)
is a type of: act, deed, human action, human activity - something that people do or cause to happen

same as: motivating