Motivation - Definition

n 1: 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" [syn: motivation, motive, need]
2: the condition of being motivated; "his motivation was at a
high level"
3: the act of motivating; providing incentive [syn:
motivation, motivating]