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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

psychic energy, mental energy go
an actuating force or factor

libidinal energy
(psychoanalysis) psychic energy produced by the libido

noun.motive

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charge, cathexis go
(psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object
acathexis go
(psychoanalysis) a lack of cathexis