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Morale vs Engagement - What's the difference?

morale | engagement |

As nouns the difference between morale and engagement

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

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

    engagement

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia engagement) (en noun)
  • (countable) an appointment, especially to speak or perform
  • The lecturer has three speaking engagements this week.
  • (uncountable) connection or attachment
  • Check the gears for full engagement before turning the handle.
  • (countable or uncountable) the period of time when marriage is planned or promised
  • We are enjoying a long engagement , but haven't yet set a date.
  • In any situation of conflict, an actual instance of active hostilities.
  • The engagement resulted in many casualties.
  • (fencing) the point at which the fencers are close enough to join blades, or to make an effective attack during an encounter.
  • After engagement it quickly became clear which of the fencers was going to prevail .

    Derived terms

    * engagement ring

    Derived terms

    * disengagement

    See also

    * battle * campaign ----