morale — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The mental and emotional state of a person or group, especially their level of confidence, enthusiasm, and loyalty with regard to a function or task.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Synonyms

   esprit de corps

   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.

   More examples (2)

   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.

Noun

1. a state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose

   Broader terms

   psychological statepsychological conditionmental statemental condition

2. the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeed

   Synonyms

   esprit de corpsteam spirit

   Broader terms

   dispositiontemperament