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motivation [links] UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌməʊtɪˈveɪʃən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(mō′tə vā′shən) ⓘ One or more forum threads is an exact match of your searched term in Spanish | in French | English synonyms | English Collocations | English Usage | Conjugator | in context | images WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025mo•ti•va•tion /ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃən/USA pronunciation n.
    1. [countable] an act or instance of motivating:A good teacher will provide motivations for his or her students.
    2. the state or condition of being motivated; desire:[uncountable]Motivation was a key to their success.
    mo•ti•va•tion•al, adj. See -mot-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025mo•ti•va•tion (mō′tə vā′shən),USA pronunciation n.
  1. the act or an instance of motivating.
  2. the state or condition of being motivated.
  3. something that motivates; inducement; incentive.
  • motive + -ation 1870–75
mo′ti•va′tion•al, adj. mo′ti•va′tive, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: motivation /ˌməʊtɪˈveɪʃən/ n
  1. the act or an instance of motivating
  2. desire to do; interest or drive
  3. incentive or inducement
  4. the process that arouses, sustains and regulates human and animal behaviour
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