conation
noun/kəˈneɪʃn/
/kəˈneɪʃn/
[uncountable] (philosophy, psychology)- a mental process that makes you want to do something or decide to do somethingWord Originearly 17th cent. (denoting an attempt or endeavour): from Latin conatio(n-), from conari ‘to try’.
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