Meanings
nounundermotivation (uncountable)
- uncountableinadequate motivation; the state of being undermotivated
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁entér
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂én
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
- Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰí
- Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰér
- Proto-Germanic*under
- Proto-West Germanic*undar
- Old Englishunder-
- Middle Englishunder-
- Englishunder-
- 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
- Englishundermotivation
From under- + motivation.
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APA
undermotivation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undermotivation
MLA
“undermotivation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undermotivation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “undermotivation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undermotivation.
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