Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun mental_energy

1 sense of mental energy

Sense 1
psychic energy, mental energy -- (an actuating force or factor)
       => motivation, motive, need -- (the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior; "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives")