Meanings
verbunmotivate (third-person singular simple present unmotivates, present participle unmotivating, simple past and past participle unmotivated)
present singular third person unmotivates · participle present unmotivating · participle past unmotivated · past unmotivated
- rareTo demotivate
Nadine walked back to her office feeling extremely frustrated. She knew several ways to motivate subordinates — but how could she unmotivate someone?
1976, Supervisory Management, page 37
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
- Proto-Germanic*anda-
- Proto-West Germanic*anda-
- Old Englishand-
- Old Englishon-
- Middle Englishon-
- Englishun-
- 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
- Englishmotivate
- Englishunmotivate
Cite this entry
APA
unmotivate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unmotivate
MLA
“unmotivate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unmotivate. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unmotivate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unmotivate.
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