morale
noun/məˈrɑːl/
/məˈræl/
[uncountable]- the amount of confidence and enthusiasm, etc. that a person or a group has at a particular time
- to boost/raise/improve morale
- Morale amongst the players is very high at the moment.
- Staff are suffering from low morale.
- Another win would be good for the team’s morale.
Extra Examples- Morale among nurses is at rock bottom.
- Morale is very high in the school.
- The army has a major morale problem.
- The bonus helped maintain morale among the staff.
- These unfortunate incidents sapped both our morale and our resources.
- measures designed to boost the morale of the police
- The team is suffering from low morale.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- high
- low
- …
- affect
- be bad for
- be damaging to
- …
- improve
- decline
- plummet
- …
- boost
- booster
- issue
- …
- morale among
- a crisis of morale
- a loss of morale
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from French moral. The spelling was changed to preserve the final stress in pronunciation.
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