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noun ADJ. good, high Morale is very high in the school. | low, poor, shaky | national, popular | staff VERB + MORALE affect, be bad for, be damaging to, damage, hit, lower, sap, undermine These unfortunate incidents sapped both our morale and our resources. | be good for, bolster, boost, do wonders for, improve, lift, raise, restore measures designed to boost the morale of the police | keep up, maintain The bonus helped maintain morale among the staff. | destroy MORALE + VERB improve, rise | be at rock bottom, decline, sag, weaken MORALE + NOUN booster Mail from home is a great morale booster for our soldiers. PREP. ~ among Morale among nurses is at rock bottom. PHRASES a collapse/loss of morale
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morale
verbs
raise/improve morale
• The special meetings were intended to raise morale.
boost/bolster morale
(= improve morale )
• The wins have boosted team morale.
keep up/maintain morale
(= keep morale high )
• It was becoming difficult to keep up the morale of the troops.
affect morale
(= have an effect on morale, usually to make it worse )
• The uncertainty has badly affected morale.
lower/damage morale
• We need to avoid damaging people's morale.
sap morale
(= to gradually lower morale )
• Knowing it was all pointless sapped my morale.
destroy morale
• The possibility of big job cuts was destroying morale.
restore morale
(= make people confident and positive again )
• The new manager realized that his first job would be to restore morale.
be good/bad for morale
• Well-deserved praise is always good for morale.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + morale
high/good
• Morale among the staff was high.
low/poor
• The pay levels have resulted in low morale within the company.
shaky
(= morale that could easily become low )
• The team's morale is shaky after their series of losses.
sagging morale
(= when people are getting less confident and positive )
• He did his best to boost the sagging morale of the civil service.
staff/team morale
• Positive feedback is good for staff morale.
morale + NOUN
a morale booster/boost
(= something that improves morale )
• A letter from home was always a morale booster.
morale problems
(= when the morale of a group is low )
• A lack of information can cause morale problems.
phrases
a lack/loss of morale
• Rising sickness levels among your employees may show a loss of morale.
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