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morale
[ muh-ral ]
noun
- emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.:
the morale of the troops.
morale
/ mɒˈrɑːl /
noun
- the degree of mental or moral confidence of a person or group; spirit of optimism
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Word History and Origins
Origin of morale1
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Example Sentences
James brought little in the way of survival skills, but his companionship at night raised the team morale.
It does, in my experience, have an effect on agency morale, and that affects performance at some level.
That announcement dealt a huge blow to our morale internally and to the case that we made to minority voters externally.
Itani told me that news of the letter was awful for the morale of the opposition forces.
The emails will continue, in other words, until morale improves.
Thus it was that he himself created the morale which enabled him again and again to conquer against overwhelming odds.
You think it's going to do morale here any good to have four dead men floating alongside where everyone can see them?
The meanness, the squalor, the degradation of his morale and life are not discernible in his works.
Meanwhile, I checked almost hourly with Survey Section, hoping for good news to consolidate the improved morale situation.
The action had a depressing effect on Union morale but greatly boosted that of the Confederates.
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