low morale
Workplace enthusiasm deficit
Low morale is a state of diminished enthusiasm, confidence, or willingness to work—the collective mood when a group has lost heart.
It typically afflicts workplaces, teams, or military units facing poor leadership, repeated setbacks, or feeling undervalued: Low morale spread through the department after the layoffs.
The phrase treats morale as something measurable that can rise or fall.
- discouragedHaving lost confidence or enthusiasm
- dejectedLow in spirits
- dispiritedHaving lost heart
- unmotivatedLacking incentive or drive
- checked outDeparted or zoned out
going through the motions · burnout · apathy · resignation · defeat · slump · exhaustion · disheartened · losing hope · gloom · cynical · hopeless · drained · listless · disengaged · quiet quitting · frustrated · resentment
- discouragementdiscouragement, dejection, defeatism, disappointment, letdown
- workplace issuesturnover, layoffs, understaffing, harassment, discrimination
- workforceworkers, employee, employees, labor force, employer
- business troublesbankruptcy, crisis, failure, insolvency, layoffs
- despairdespair, hopelessness, desolation, despondency, dejection
- work flawsincompetence, underperformance, inefficiency, poor judgment, inadequacy
low moralehigh spirits
Lively, cheerful state
esprit de corps · optimism · enthusiasm · positive attitude · cheerfulness
low moraleenthusiasm
Intense eager enjoyment
eagerness · zeal · passion · drive · determination
low moraleesprit de corps
Shared pride among members
team spirit · unit cohesion · camaraderie · fighting spirit · solidarity
low, lower, lowest, lowly, lowness, morale, moral, morals, morality