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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

motivation, motive, need go
the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal

irrational motive
a motivation that is inconsistent with reason or logic

noun.motive

3 Subcategories

irrational impulse go
a strong spontaneous and irrational motivation
passion, mania, cacoethes go
an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
compulsion, obsession go
an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will