morale
/məˈrɑːl/noun
उच्चारण मराल
मनोबल
Core word
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the amount of confidence and enthusiasm, that a person or a group has at a particular time
मनोबल
- boost morale
- low morale
- The victory lifted the team's morale.
+ 3 more examples
- Morale among the staff fell after the salary cuts.
- The captain's speech raised morale before the final.
- Good leaders know how to keep morale high.
Synonyms confidence spirit self-esteem motivation
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
morale (uncountable noun)
Morale is uncountable and has no plural form; it takes a singular verb.
'Morale' अगणनीय संज्ञा है, इसका बहुवचन नहीं होता और इसके साथ एकवचन क्रिया आती है।
- Team morale is high after the win.
- Morale was low among the staff.
morale + of + group
Of tells whose confidence is meant: the morale of the soldiers, the morale of the class.
'Of' बताता है कि किसके आत्मविश्वास की बात है: the morale of the soldiers, the morale of the class।
- The coach tried to raise the morale of the players.
- Late salaries damaged the morale of the employees.
raise / boost / lower / damage morale
The common verbs are raise, boost, lift, improve, lower and damage.
सामान्य क्रियाएँ raise, boost, lift, improve, lower और damage हैं।
- A kind word from the principal boosted the teachers' morale.
- Frequent changes in rules lowered morale.
morale versus moral (spelling and meaning)
Morale is the confidence of a group, stressed on the second syllable; moral is about right and wrong, and as a noun it means the lesson of a story.
'Morale' समूह का आत्मविश्वास है, जिसका बल दूसरे अक्षर पर होता है; 'moral' सही-गलत से जुड़ा है, और संज्ञा के रूप में कहानी की सीख है।
- Morale was high, and the moral of the story was clear.
- The moral duty of a citizen is to obey the law.
+Collocations 4
adjective + morale
highlowpoorteampublictroop
- Team morale was high before the final.
verb + morale
boostraiseliftdamagerestoreundermine
- The captain's century boosted the team's morale.
morale + noun
boosterproblemissuecrisisboost
- A morale booster was needed after three defeats.
morale + preposition
morale ofmorale amongmorale inmorale at work
- Morale among the teachers was low after the transfer orders.
“More examples 5
- The speech by the commander raised the morale of the tired soldiers.
कमांडर के भाषण ने थके हुए सैनिकों का मनोबल बढ़ाया।
- Poor facilities can lower the morale of students and teachers.
खराब सुविधाएँ विद्यार्थियों और शिक्षकों का मनोबल गिरा सकती हैं।
- The company organised a picnic to improve staff morale.
कंपनी ने कर्मचारियों का मनोबल सुधारने के लिए पिकनिक आयोजित की।
- Radhika's morale rose when she saw her name in the merit list.
merit list में अपना नाम देखकर राधिका का मनोबल बढ़ गया।
- Public morale remained strong despite the floods.
बाढ़ के बावजूद जनता का मनोबल मजबूत बना रहा।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The morals of the team was low.
✓ The morale of the team was low.
Confidence is morale, not morals; morals relate to right and wrong.
आत्मविश्वास के लिए 'morale' आता है, 'morals' नहीं; 'morals' का संबंध सही-गलत से है।
✗ The morales of the soldiers were high.
✓ The morale of the soldiers was high.
Morale is uncountable, so it has no plural and takes a singular verb.
'Morale' अगणनीय है, इसलिए इसका बहुवचन नहीं बनता और एकवचन क्रिया आती है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
The two words look and sound alike but have different meanings.
दोनों शब्द दिखने और सुनने में मिलते-जुलते हैं, पर अर्थ अलग हैं।
The level of confidence and enthusiasm of a person or group.
किसी व्यक्ति या समूह के आत्मविश्वास और उत्साह का स्तर।
- The team's morale was high.
Connected with right and wrong; or the lesson taught by a story.
सही और गलत से जुड़ा; या किसी कहानी की सीख।
- The moral of the story is to be honest.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms