MotiveWordNet Explorer
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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
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a feature of the mental life of a living organism
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a motive for living
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a motive that can be defended by reasoning or logical argument
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a motivation that is inconsistent with reason or logic
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an instinctive motive
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motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
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an actuating force or factor