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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.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Afrikaans:
morele onderskraging
— assistance given to a person or cause
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Arabic:
دعم معنوي
— assistance given to a person or cause
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Chinese Mandarin:
精神支持
(jīngshén zhīchí)
— assistance given to a person or cause
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Czech:
morální podpora
— assistance given to a person or cause
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Finnish:
henkinen tuki
— assistance given to a person or cause
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French:
soutien moral
— assistance given to a person or cause
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German:
moralische Unterstützung
— assistance given to a person or cause
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Romanian:
susținere morală
— assistance given to a person or cause
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Romanian:
sprijin moral
— assistance given to a person or cause
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Russian:
моральная подде́ржка
(moralʹnaja poddéržka)
— assistance given to a person or cause
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Spanish:
apoyo moral
— assistance given to a person or cause