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Definition of morale noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

morale

noun
 
/məˈrɑːl/
 
/məˈræl/
[uncountable]
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  1. 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
    verb + morale
    • affect
    • be bad for
    • be damaging to
    morale + verb
    • improve
    • decline
    • plummet
    morale + noun
    • boost
    • booster
    • issue
    preposition
    • morale among
    phrases
    • a crisis of morale
    • a loss of morale
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    Word Originmid 18th cent.: from French moral. The spelling was changed to preserve the final stress in pronunciation.
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