morale

Plural: morales

Noun

• The confidence and enthusiasm of a person or group.
• a state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose
• the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeed
• The capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others.

Examples

• A morale-boosting exercise
• After several bingos, the team’s morale soared in Words With Friends.
• 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.

Synonyms

esprit de corps, team spirit