MORALE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does morale mean? 

• MORALE (noun)
  The noun MORALE has 2 senses:

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

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

  Familiarity information: MORALE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MORALE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("morale" is a kind of...):

mental condition; mental state; psychological condition; psychological state ((psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

esprit de corps; morale; team spirit

Hypernyms ("morale" is a kind of...):

disposition; temperament (your usual mood)