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# unmotivated

adjective (unmotivated)

«unmotivated» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Unmotivated means not wanting to do something, without the energy or interest to try: an unmotivated pupil. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unmotivated/#m1)
2. (formal) An unmotivated action has no clear reason: an unmotivated attack. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unmotivated/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unmotivated/#x1)
- The coach tried to cheer up the unmotivated players. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unmotivated/#x2)
- When you feel unmotivated, start with a small task. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unmotivated/#x3)
- He seemed bored and unmotivated in class. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unmotivated/#x4)
- The police said the attack seemed unmotivated. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unmotivated/#x5)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «unmotivated» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unmotivated/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«unmotivated» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/unmotivated.html) on Mova free.