nonmotivational
- adjective
- /ˌnɒnˈmoʊtɪˌveɪʃənl/
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no motivacional
- Including only students who were continuously enrolled ensured that the results were not skewed by students on medical leave or who had other nonmotivational reasons not to attend program activities; 761 students met these criteria.
Examples
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This construct was added to broaden the theory of reasoned action, so that if intention was clouded by nonmotivational factors (e.g., personal skill, time, money, cooperation of others), the model would still be useful.
Academic text (1997) -
Focusing too much on nonmotivational issues can prevent progress in achieving our goals.
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The teacher noticed that nonmotivational factors, such as a lack of interest and distractions, were impacting the students' performance.
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They decided to address the nonmotivational aspects of the project to help the team regain their enthusiasm.
Synonyms
Not making someone feel interested or willing to do something
Does not interest, excite, or make people feel energetic
Not causing excitement or interest
Antonyms
How Motivating
Surface Forms
Morphology
nonmotivational = motivational (transparent) = non + motivation + al
The negating prefix 'non-' is straightforwardly applied to the adjective 'motivational', giving 'not motivational'.
Etymology
Nonmotivational is made of the part non- meaning 'not' and motivate, which comes from an old word meaning 'to move' and is like the everyday word move. So nonmotivational means not meant to 'move' someone to act or to feel motivated.