Definition of "morale" []

• The state of the spirits of a person or group as exhibited by confidence, cheerfulness, discipline, and willingness to perform assigned tasks. (noun)

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• "There are lots of talented teachers in our schools and their morale is at rock bottom, never mind the stress from ridiculous (and usually irrelevant) expectations from senior managers."
• "The French for what we call morale, writing it in italics under the impression that it is French, is actually moral."
• "I do not know what you call it, but I call it "morale"."