WordNet: motivation, motive, need

the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior; "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives"

• hypernym psychological feature

• hyponym life

• hyponym rational motive

• hyponym irrational motive

• hyponym impulse, urge

• hyponym ethical motive, ethics, morality, morals

• hyponym mental energy, psychic energy

motivation

• (englanti) motivate (derivationally related)

• (englanti) motivational (derivationally related)
• (suomi) vaikutin (synonyymi)

motive

• (englanti) motivate (derivationally related)

• (englanti) motive (derivationally related)
• (suomi) motiivi (synonyymi)

need

• (suomi) tarve (synonyymi)