Disincentive and Motivation

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Disincentive noun - A negative motivational influence.

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Motivation is an antonym for disincentive.

Motivation noun - Something that arouses action or activity.

Usage example: fear of failing should be plenty of motivation to study for the test

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Disincentive is an antonym for motivation.

real	real disincentive	real motivation
overall	overall disincentive	overall motivation

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