What are some opposite words for motivation?
Antonyms for motivation
ˌmoʊ təˈveɪ ʃənmo·ti·va·tion
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term motivation.
Princeton's WordNet
motivation, motive, neednoun
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:
indigence, need, motivating, demand, pauperization, want, motive, pauperism, motif, penurymotivationnoun
the condition of being motivated
"his motivation was at a high level"
Synonyms:
motive, need, motivatingmotivation, motivatingnoun
the act of motivating; providing incentive
Synonyms:
motive, need, motivating
How to use motivation in a sentence?
There’s no extra motivation, i did n’t care about anything other than winning this game.
I thought I could put myself in a better position, and then finishing that way and making eagle on 18 made me really happy and gave me a bit of motivation for tomorrow.
They say this is our fifth major and it is like a major championship for us, so the motivation is very high to try and win one of these in my career, and I would like to do that this week if I can.
I just love the competition and I love trying to improve and I think thats what it comes down to, every year has its challenges. Its very different from my first year to now, things change obviously with yourself, team, personal situations, professional situations. I love competing, I love playing football. I think loving the game and trying to improve and be the best I can be for the team is great motivation for me and Ive just always spoke about winning and thats what I love to do.
I’ve come here with a different motivation because I’ve had a spell that wasn’t good for me because for the last seven months I’ve been fairly inactive and had complications, i’m closer to the level I want to reach which is why I feel I’m taking little steps forward and that’s good. Recovery is like a ladder which you don’t climb running but rather step by step.
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