conation

Pronunciation: /kəʊˈneɪ.ʃən/

The English word “conation” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

The power or act which directs or impels to effort of any kind, whether muscular or psychical.

Learned borrowing from Latin cōnātiō (“an act of attempting”).

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