lack of motivation

collocation in English

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motivation
noun
uk
/ˌməʊ.tɪˈveɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌmoʊ.t̬əˈveɪ.ʃən/
enthusiasm for ...
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(Definition oflack-ofandmotivationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Apart from inexperience, situational factors (such as deadlines orlackofmotivation) can of course lead to the first draft being the final one.
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The negative memories relate to a rule, a forced way of teaching, demands of achievement and/or uneasiness andlackofmotivation.
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Lackofmotivationwas associated more with residential than nursing home care.
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Secondly, we asked whether (ii)lackofmotivationcould be the reason for the low rate of use.
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During the translation process, mistakes slip in, often due to the translator's ignorance, tiredness orlackofmotivation.
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Perhaps of most interest, given the current policy emphasis on intermediate care and rehabilitation, is the effect oflackofmotivation.
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Three out of 91 patients dropped out during the study because oflackofmotivationor side effects.
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Furthermore, the iconic relation betweenlackofmotivationand lack of language knowledge is a causal one.
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The problem, ultimately, as he saw it was 'lackofmotivationto change'.
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Lackofmotivationto report on some topics (such as spilling something) might explain the variation in this child's narrative performance.
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Establishment is therefore a problematic notion, and together with thelackofmotivationfor categorial change, it renders the type coercion analysis unconvincing.
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Behavioral outcomes of infection include somatic complaints in school, absenteeism, andlackofmotivation.
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Prognosis is poor where there is insufficient insight, critically low levels of attention and awareness,lackofmotivation, limited comprehension, severe memory impairment or rapidly degenerating physical condition.
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Lackofmotivation, apathy, inability to socialize, general slowness and lack of interest in life in general may be a manifestation of early frontal lobe dysfunction.
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Participants came to a testing space at the university, where cognitive and physiological measures were interspersed throughout the test day in order to avoid fatigue andlackofmotivation.
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Depression is a problem that often accompanies loneliness, and depressive symptomotology such as withdrawal, anxiety,lackofmotivationand sadness both mimic and mask the manifestations of loneliness.
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I believe there is a connection between the economic problems and thelackofmotivationin completing the internal market.
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That is certainly not due to anylackofmotivationor ability—it is due to lack of opportunity.
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He stressed thelackofmotivationamong managers as revealed in a survey.
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