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morale
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As a noun, morale means the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others.
Meanings of morale
3 meaningsnoun
The capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others.
“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.”
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
Similar: esprit de corps, team spirit
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).