Motiveless (Adjective)
Meaning
Occurring without motivation or provocation; "motiveless malignity"; "unprovoked and dastardly attack"- F.D.Roosevelt.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The brutal murder was a motiveless act of violence, leaving investigators stumped as to why the killer chose the victim.
- Her sudden outburst of anger seemed motiveless, as if something had snapped inside her without warning.
- The terrorist attack on the city square was an act of motiveless evil, targeting innocent civilians who had no connection to the cause.
- After reviewing the footage, detectives still couldn't explain the motiveless aggression displayed by the attacker.
- The philosopher's concept of motiveless malignity sought to explain the human tendency to commit cruel acts without any discernible reason or provocation.