ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈvāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: motive (I) + -ation
1. : the act or process of motivating
Shakespeare … neglected motivation when it was already supplied in his sources — Muriel C. Bradbrook
in the secondary school motivation involves many types of activities — D.G.Tarbet
2. : a motivating force or influence : drive , incentive
sex as the motivation of animal behavior — E.A.Armstrong
economic motivation
the most intrinsic motivation for learning is the child's spontaneous interests — Bernice Neugarten & Nelle Wright
3. : the condition of being motivated
found to have good motivation and high morale — Journal American Medical Association
motivation was at a very high level, and the students did not have to be prodded — Haym Kruglak