The "違います" in the phrase "やる気が違います"


I am really confused with the phrase "やる気が違います" that I saw used as a Twitter
hashtag. The literal meaning is: "The motivation is different (than usual or
average?)"

Is there some subtle nuance in the meaning of "違います" that I am not aware of?
Or does it simply mean "The motivation is wrong (or misdirected)"?




A good first question!

It would only benefit you to be able to use 「[違]{ちが}う」 for this rather
important meaning. _**It means "better", "at a higher level", etc.**_, which
is almost the opposite of what you were thinking.

> 「やる[気]{き}が違います。」
>
> thus, means "Our/My motivation is higher than theirs/others'."

Depending on the context, it could also mean "Our/My motivation is higher than
before."

This 「違う」 is used quite often in advertisement as well as in our everyday
conversations (for example 「やっぱりプロは違います」).

See definition ちが・う〔ちがふ〕【違う】一-1-㋑ in
[デジタル大辞泉](https://kotobank.jp/word/%E9%81%95%E3%81%86-559103#E3.83.87.E3.82.B8.E3.82.BF.E3.83.AB.E5.A4.A7.E8.BE.9E.E6.B3.89)
:「両者の間に隔たりがある。差がある。また、 **他と異なって[勝]{まさ}っている** 。」

