morale
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3.8
- noun
- /məˈræl/
:
ánimo
- The coach gave a motivating speech to boost the team's morale before the championship game.
- low morale
- boost morale
- employee morale
I honestly think the the morale was OK.
- I honestly think the the morale was OK.
- Just just your overall morale is just down.
- You know, we, we hear stories of low morale within the NYPD.
- What was the morale like when he came in?
- That's still, you know, when you guys got home, how was the morale with everybody?
- The ride will continue to operate until the morale improves.
- And so there was just there's, you know, a big morale dip.
Examples
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The fighting was fierce, but Spanish morale remained high.
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Meanwhile, as the Italians advanced, their morale dropped and disease spread.
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You could see how low morale was by this point in winter.
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What was the morale like when he came in?
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That is what does for the morale of both teachers and students in school.
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This is an ongoing battle where morale is vital.
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But I do it for the morale of the squadron.
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All while employee satisfaction and morale may be really low.
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The propaganda battle is crucial for morale.
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The restructuring reportedly improved the morale of employees; it also changed the level of enforcement activity.
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
8
2.4
A feeling of pride and support that helps a group work well together
1
7.9
A strong feeling of pride, loyalty, and togetherness that makes group members support each other
Antonyms
Compounds
How High
Surface Forms
Etymology
Morale comes from the French word moral, which originally meant a person's 'spirit' or mood and is related to English moral ('morals'). So, morale today means the level of confidence or group 'spirit'.