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motivology

motivology noun: the psychological study of people's motives.

Noun

motivology (uncountable)

  1. The psychological study of people's motives.
    • People studying motivology are hoping to find the motive behind the 2017 Las Vegas shooting.

Origin of motivology

From motive + -ology.

Questions about motivology

What does motivology mean?
Motivology means the psychological study of people's motives.
What part of speech is motivology?
Motivology is a noun.

Words near motivology in the dictionary

  1. motiving
  2. motivities
  3. motivity
  4. motivo
  5. motivological
  6. motivology
  7. motivos
  8. motixafortide
  9. Motl
  10. Motlav
  11. Motles

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