motivation English · revision 6406

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=1873}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈməʊ.tɪ.veɪ.ʃən/ ''(UK)''; /ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed from [[motivate]] or [[motive]] and [[-ation]],^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(SOED 2002)^(NODE 1998) perhaps after German Motivation, attested by 1854.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The act of providing an incentive: 1873.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ In psychology and sociology, the conscious or unconscious stimulus for action towards a goal is from 1904.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) Manner of movement (1946) and ''motivation research'' in advertising (1958) are later uses.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1873 – providing an incentive.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

+ * 1904 – in psychology.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

+ * 1958 – motivation research.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # The reason or reasons for acting in a particular way.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # Enthusiasm or willingness to do something; [[drive]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[motivational]]

+ * [[motivationally]]

+ * [[motivative]]

+ * [[demotivation]]

+ * [[nonmotivation]]

+ * [[remotivation]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[motivate]]

+ * [[motive]]

+ * [[motion]]

+ * [[emotion]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}