motivation

n.	1.	The act or process of motivating.
	2.	The mental process that arouses an organism to action; as, a large part of a teacher's job is to give students the motivation to learn on their own.
	3.	The goal or mental image of a goal that creates a motivation{2}; as, the image of a peaceful world is a powerful motivation for only a rare few individuals.

Noun	1.	motivation - 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" Synonyms: motive, need
	2.	motivation - the condition of being motivated; "his motivation was at a high level"
	3.	motivation - the act of motivating; providing incentive Synonyms: motivating

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