demotivation
Enthusiasm has vanished
Demotivation is the loss or absence of motivation—the drive to act or achieve.
It describes a state where enthusiasm or willingness has drained away: After months of rejection letters, demotivation set in.
The word often appears in workplace contexts discussing what saps employee engagement.
Lack of interest
- apathyAbsence of feeling
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- boredomWeary disinterest from monotony
- listlessnessAbsence of energy, enthusiasm
unconcern · disinterest · passivity · withdrawal · uninspired · lackluster · going through motions · checked out
Loss of hope or confidence
- defeatismAcceptance of inevitable failure
- setbackReverse in progress
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
- failureLack of success
rejection · deterrence · hindrance · pessimism · doubt · dejection · disincentive · disappointment
State of utter depletion
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- overworkToil to exhaustion
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- drainedEmptied of resources
overwhelmed · depletion · weariness · cynicism · disillusionment · malaise · collapse · inefficacy
indifference
Lack of interest
- apathyAbsence of feeling
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- boredomWeary disinterest from monotony
listlessness · unconcern · disinterest · passivity · withdrawal · uninspired · lackluster · going through motions · checked out · absenteeism
disheartenment
Loss of hope or confidence
- defeatismAcceptance of inevitable failure
- setbackReverse in progress
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
failure · rejection · deterrence · hindrance · pessimism · doubt · dejection · disincentive · disappointment · dissuasion
exhaustion
State of utter depletion
drained · overwhelmed · depletion · weariness · cynicism · disillusionment · malaise · collapse · inefficacy · overextension
- burnoutburned out, burnt out, burn out, burning out, burnout
- mental statesknowledge, conscious, mood, anxious, memory
- discouragementdiscouragement, dejection, defeatism, disappointment, letdown
- learninglearning, learn, classes, instruction, studying
- despairdespair, hopelessness, desolation, despondency, dejection
- career plateausstagnation, dead-end job, glass ceiling
demotivationmotivation
Impetus toward a goal
drive · inspiration · eagerness · enthusiasm · self-motivation