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Morale vs Afraid - What's the difference?

morale | afraid |

As a noun morale

is the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others.

As an adjective afraid is

impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear.

morale

English

Noun

(wikipedia morale) (-)
  • 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, they 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.
  • * 2012 November 2, Ken Belson, "[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/03/sports/new-york-city-marathon-will-not-be-held-sunday.html?hp&_r=0]," New York Times (retrieved 2 November 2012):
  • Proponents of the race — notably Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Mary Wittenberg, director of the marathon — said the event would provide a needed morale boost, as well as an economic one.

    Synonyms

    * esprit de corps

    afraid

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear.
  • He is afraid of death.
    He is afraid to die.
    He is afraid that he will die.
  • (colloquial) regretful, sorry
  • I am afraid I can not help you in this matter .

    Usage notes

    * (term) expresses a lesser degree of fear than (terrified) or (frightened). It is often followed by the preposition (term) and the object of fear, or by an infinitive, or by a dependent clause, as shown in the examples above.

    Synonyms

    * (Impressed with fear or apprehension) afeared, alarmed, anxious, apprehensive, fearful, timid, timorous * (Regretful) sorry * See also

    Derived terms

    * 'fraid * afraidness * I'm afraid not * I'm afraid so * unafraid

    See also

    * fear

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