noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ good , high
▪
Morale is very high in the school.
▪ low , poor
▪ national
▪ employee , faculty ( esp. AmE ), staff
▪ civilian , troop
▪ team
VERB + MORALE
▪ affect , be bad for , be damaging to , damage , hit ( esp. BrE ), hurt ( esp. AmE ), lower , sap , undermine
▪
These unfortunate incidents sapped both our ~ and our resources.
▪ be good for , bolster , boost , build , do wonders for , help , improve , lift , raise , restore
▪
measures designed to boost the ~ of the police
▪ keep up , maintain
▪
The bonus helped maintain ~ among the staff.
▪ destroy
MORALE + VERB
▪ improve
▪ decline , plummet , suffer
▪ be at rock bottom , hit rock bottom (both esp. BrE )
MORALE + NOUN
▪ boost , booster
▪
Mail from home is a great ~ booster for our soldiers.
▪ issue , problem
▪
The army has a major ~ problem.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ among
▪
Morale among nurses is suffering.
PHRASES
▪ a crisis of ~ , a loss of ~