morale

morale
/meuh ral"/, n.
emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., esp. in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.: the morale of the troops.
[1745-55; < F, n. use of fem. of moral MORAL]

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