morale

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)The mental and emotional state of a person or group, especially their level of confidence, enthusiasm, and loyalty with regard to a function or task.

   “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 morale-boosting exercise”

   “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.”