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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Active rejection of something towards which one should be motivated..
Having been driven all their days into an active antimotivation, and finding motivation is the absolute prerequisite for beginning real American life, they cannot begin[…]
With this, undermotivation turns to antimotivation; failures accumulate and their emotional threshold goes down. Instead of trying harder they start to rebel.
Thus, no motivation is generated in the student to apply the new skills; on the contrary, antimotivation is sometimes aroused.
Use antimotivation when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Antimotivation means Active rejection of something towards which one should be motivated..
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Having been driven all their days into an active antimotivation, and finding motivation is the absolute prerequisite for beginning real American life, they cannot begin[…]
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