unmotivated

«unmotivated» in Mova's school dictionary: not wanting to do something, without the energy or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (unmotivated)

meaning for a pupil

1) Unmotivated means not wanting to do something, without the energy or interest to try: an unmotivated pupil. tree →

2) (formal) An unmotivated action has no clear reason: an unmotivated attack. tree →

sense in the lessons

In school and everyday life, someone feels unmotivated about homework or sport; teachers and coaches try to motivate them. In news, an «unmotivated» crime has no clear reason. Plain words: not keen, can't be bothered (informal, UK).

examples

• I felt unmotivated to tidy my room. tree →
• The coach tried to cheer up the unmotivated players. tree →
• When you feel unmotivated, start with a small task. tree →
• He seemed bored and unmotivated in class. tree →
• The police said the attack seemed unmotivated. tree →

note

«Un-» + «motivated». Noun: motivation; verb: motivate. Similar: lazy (but lazy is less kind), uninterested. Opposite: motivated, keen.

In the corpora

• "Needs encouragement" on a report usually means the pupil is lazy or unmotivated (does not want to try).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «unmotivated» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.