hidden motive

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• motive — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hidden, ulterior ▪ good, strong ▪ I d say he had a very strong motive for wanting her dead. ▪ altruistic, high …   Collocations dictionary

• hidden agenda — agenda agenda ([.a]*j[e^]n d[.a]), n. a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to. Syn: docket, schedule [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] 2. A list of matters to be discussed (as at a meeting). Syn: agendum, docket, order of business [WordNet… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• motive# — motive n 1 Motive, spring, impulse, incentive, inducement, spur, goad all denote a stimulus inciting or prompting a person to act or behave in a definite way. Motive applies chiefly to such an emotion as fear, anger, hatred, or love or to a… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• hidden agenda — ► NOUN ▪ an ulterior motive or undivulged plan …   English terms dictionary

• motive — mo|tive1 [ˈməutıv US ˈmou ] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Old French; Origin: motif, from motif moving ; MOTIVE2] 1.) the reason that makes someone do something, especially when this reason is kept hidden ▪ What do you suppose the killer s motive was?… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• motive — 1. noun a) An incentive to act; a reason for doing something; anything that prompted a choice of action. What would his motive be for burning down the cottage? b) A motif; a theme or subject, especially one that is central to the work or often… …   Wiktionary

• hidden agenda — noun : an ulterior motive when someone comes in for a physical … there is often a hidden agenda John McPhee * * * ˌhidden aˈgenda [hidden agenda] noun (disapproving) the secret intention behind what sb says or do …   Useful english dictionary

• motive — 1 noun (C) 1 the reason that makes someone do something, especially when this reason is kept hidden: The police believe the motive for this murder was jealousy. 2 a motif motiveless adjective: an apparently motiveless killing 2 adjective (only… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• hidden — adj. Hidden is used with these nouns: ↑agenda, ↑asset, ↑assumption, ↑camera, ↑cause, ↑compartment, ↑corner, ↑cost, ↑curriculum, ↑danger, ↑depth, ↑desire …   Collocations dictionary

• hidden agenda — noun Date: 1971 an ulterior motive …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• hidden agenda — an often duplicitously undisclosed plan or motive. [1985 90] * * * …   Universalium