hidden motive

collocation in English

meaningsofhiddenandmotive

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hidden
adjective[usually before noun]
uk
/ˈhɪd.ən/us
/ˈhɪd.ən/
not easy ...
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motive
noun[C]
uk
/ˈməʊ.tɪv/us
/ˈmoʊ.t̬ɪv/
a reason for ...
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(Definition ofhiddenandmotivefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhidden motive

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There is nohiddenmotivebehind it.
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No doubt there is somehiddenmotivebehind such a restriction, but it would seem grossly unfair.
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There must be somehiddenmotivebehind this legislation.
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Thehiddenmotivebehind it all would be to get rid of him, or at least to render him harmless.
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Under the guise of wishing to help authors and of some of the facts given about authors, we have ahiddenmotivebehind this.
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There is nohiddenmotivein this.
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There is nohiddenmotivebehind it.
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There is, then, nohiddenmotivebehind my reluctance to disclose all the assumptions being made in 1985 about the programme stretching 10 years ahead and beyond.
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That may be hishiddenmotive.
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One does not go with any hidden motives.
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Various individuals have speculated hidden motives and capabilities to the project.
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It is more than a conspiracy theory in that it does not merely consider the possibility of hidden motives and deeds, but insists on them.
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