Meanings
nounnonmotivation (uncountable)
- uncountableLack of motivation.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Germanic*ne
- Proto-Indo-European*ís?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
- Proto-Germanic*ainaz
- Proto-Germanic*nainaz
- Proto-West Germanic*nain
- Old Englishnān
- Middle Englishnon
- Old Englishnān
- Old Englishnān-
- Middle Englishnon-
- Englishnon-
- 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
- Englishnonmotivation
From non- + motivation.
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APA
nonmotivation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonmotivation
MLA
“nonmotivation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonmotivation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonmotivation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonmotivation.
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