immotivato

unmotivated

adjective eem-moh-tee-VAH-toh Rare

Also means

unjustified

Usage Note

Immotivato describes an action, decision, or feeling that lacks any apparent reason or justification: un rifiuto immotivato ('an unjustified refusal'). It is more formal than senza motivo and is common in legal and journalistic writing. The feminine is immotivata.

Examples

"La sua aggressività sembrava del tutto immotivata."

Natural Translation

His aggressiveness seemed entirely unjustified.

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