- motivation, motive, need - 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; "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives"
--1 is a kind of psychological feature
--1 has particulars:life; rational motive; irrational motive; urge, impulse; ethical motive, ethics, morals, morality; psychic energy, mental energy Derived form: verb motivate1 - motivation - the condition of being motivated; "his motivation was at a high level"
--2 is a kind of condition, status
Derived form: verb motivate1 - motivation, motivating - the act of motivating; providing incentive
--3 is a kind of act, human action, human activity
Derived form: verb motivate1