morale

Definitions

1. The capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others.
   countable, uncountable
2. moral (relating to right and wrong)
3. moral (conforming to a standard of right behaviour)
4. morals, standard (modes of conduct)
5. morale (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal)
6. mulberry tree

Equivalents

Examples

“After the layoffs, morale was at an all time low; the staff were so dispirited nothing was getting done.”

“Morale is an important quality in soldiers. With good morale they'll charge into a hail of bullets; without it they won't even cross a street.”

“A morale-boosting exercise”

“Proponents of the race⟳ — notably Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Mary Wittenberg, director of the marathon — said the event would provide⟳ a needed morale boost⟳, as well as an economic one.”

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