Meanings
nouncountermotivation (countable and uncountable, plural countermotivations)
plural countermotivations
- countableuncountableMotivation against something.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Proto-Italic*komteros
- Proto-Italic*komterād
- Latincontrā
- Old Frenchcontre-
- Anglo-Normancountre-
- Middle Englishcounter-
- Englishcounter-
- Anglo-Normanmotif
- Middle Frenchmotif
- Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
- Proto-Italic*moweō
- Latinmoveō
- Latinmōtus
- Late Latinmōtīvum
- Middle Englishmotif
- Englishmotive
- Englishmotivation
- Englishcountermotivation
From counter- + motivation.
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APA
countermotivation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countermotivation
MLA
“countermotivation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countermotivation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “countermotivation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countermotivation.
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