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moral support

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Assistance given to a person or cause, that is psychological rather than physical.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • I was very grateful to my sister who came along with me to the psychologist as moral support.
  • Although I'm not passionate about this issue, I'm willing to attend the rally to give moral support.

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Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: morele onderskraging — assistance given to a person or cause
  • Arabic: دعم معنوي — assistance given to a person or cause
  • Chinese Mandarin: 精神支持 (jīngshén zhīchí) — assistance given to a person or cause
  • Czech: morální podpora — assistance given to a person or cause
  • Finnish: henkinen tuki — assistance given to a person or cause
  • French: soutien moral — assistance given to a person or cause
  • German: moralische Unterstützung — assistance given to a person or cause
  • Romanian: susținere morală — assistance given to a person or cause
  • Romanian: sprijin moral — assistance given to a person or cause
  • Russian: моральная подде́ржка (moralʹnaja poddéržka) — assistance given to a person or cause
  • Spanish: apoyo moral — assistance given to a person or cause