מוטיבציה

Hebrew

Etymology

Internationalism, ultimately from French motivation, with the suffix ־ציה. Compare also Russian мотивация (motivacija), Polish motywacja.

Noun

מוֹטִיבַצְיָה • (motivátsya) f

1. Motivation: the processes, taken collectively, that initiate, direct, and maintain a person's behavior toward a given goal.